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ATHENS, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): Greek Prime Minister
Alexis Tsipras on Friday expressed shock and pledged to improve conditions in migrant camps after a fire killed two people and badly burned two more on the island of Lesbos.
“I am shocked, as are all Greeks, by this tragic incident,” Tsipras
said during a visit to the north of the country.
“The Greek government… will intensify efforts for safety and
quality of life at hospitality centres,” Tsipras said, referring to the country’s camps.
Hours earlier, a 66-year-old Iraqi Kurd and her six-year-old grandson
died from the apparent explosion of a cooking gas cannister inside their tent at the camp of Moria.
The boy’s mother and four-year-old sibling suffered life-threatening
burns and were airlifted to Athens.
In an apparent act of rage, migrants then set fire to part of the
camp, causing significant damage, police said.
Ensuing clashes between migrants and police left six migrants
slightly injured, while several more were taken to Lesbos hospital with lesser burns and respiratory problems.
Some migrants fled the camp after the blast but later returned and
calm was restored, a police source said.