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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-01-10
CONTENTS
[01] Navy ship sent to Lesvos, to house refugees and migrants needing
shelter from cold
[02] ND lawmaker describes Hellinikon camp as 'Attica's Idomeni'
during visit
[01] Navy ship sent to Lesvos, to house refugees and migrants needing
shelter from cold
Following communication between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Defence
Minister Panos Kammenos and Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas,
a Hellenic Navy ship was dispatched to the island of Lesvos on Tuesday
to help provide accommodation to refugees and migrants at the island's
hotspots. The ship is fully equipped to receive any camp residents that
lack adequate protection against the cold weather front that has led
to freezing temperatures and filled the camp with snow.
According to sources, the ship chosen was the Jason Class Landing Ship
(Tank) "Lesvos" that will set sail from Salamina naval station on Tuesday
night. The ship is being loaded with equipment to house 500 refugees
and migrants, including beds, stoves and mattresses. It is expected to
arrive in Lesvos early on Wednesday afternoon, depending on the weather.
[02] ND lawmaker describes Hellinikon camp as 'Attica's Idomeni'
during visit
New Democracy's shadow migration policy minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis
described a makeshift refugee camp set up inside Hellinikon airport
as "Attica's Idomeni" during a visit on Tuesday, referring to the
now-defunct camp in northern Greece where refugees lived in squalid
conditions for months before they were moved to other sites.
"The living conditions I witnessed here, in Attica's Idomeni,
reflect, more than anything, the size of the state's incompetence and
heartlessness. The harsh images of children, and all people who live in
these facilities should haunt government officials on a daily basis,"
he said.
Describing the situation in the camp, he said the site became permanent
from temporary, noting that these conditions are not justified after so
many months and money made available to the government.
Varvitsioti was accompanied by the mayor of Argyroupolis and Hellinikon,
Yiannis Konstantatos.
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