A real humanitarian crisis is underway on the Greek island of Lesbos. In the official Moria refugee camp, a former military base capable of accommodating about 3000 people, today about 20000 live between the interior of the structure and the olive grove that is located in its immediate vicinity. 60% of the people who occupy the area come from Afghanistan and Syria - countries currently at war - while the rest come from countries in the Middle East and Africa. 85% are refugees, the rest are classified as migrants, while minors represent 40% of the population.
A general view of the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 19, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
Two Afghan men with their children are seen inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 18, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
An Afghan man walks on a bridge in the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 19, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
People are seen inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 18, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
People walk inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 19, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
A girl is seen among the tents of the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 21, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
A man chops wood from a tree to prepare the nght fire inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 21, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
Afghan men build a tent inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 19, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
An Afghan man is seen inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 20, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
An Afghan man gets his hair cut inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 18, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
A boy collects plastic bottles inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 20, 2020. Many people, when they can’t find wood to light the fire burn the plastic, often causing them breathing problems. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
Hassan, 31 years old from Syria is portryed with his three sons Husam, Ola and Ghufran inside the Moria refugee camp where they have lived for three months on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 18, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
A Somali woman is seen outside the tent where she lives in the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 20, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
Men from Afghanistan, Syria and Somalia pray inside an informal mosque in the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 21, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
A child is seen inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 21, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
People collect wood to build a tent inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 20, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
People walk inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 21, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
A child chops wood from a tree to prepare the nght fire inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 21, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
A child walks inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 20, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
People are seen around a furnace inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 20, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
A woman puts clothes to dry inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 21, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
Children play with a swing inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 20, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
A woman walks inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 19, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
People from Afghanistan are seen inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 20, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
An Afghan woman is seen outside the tent where she lives in the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 20, 2020. About 20000 migrants and asylum seekers – mostly coming from Afghanistan and Syria – live in the official Moria camp and in the olive grove that is located nearby.
Sleem, 23 years old from Babylon, Iraq is portrayed inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 19, 2020.
Arsh, 12 years old from Afghanistan is portrayed inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 20, 2020.
Ahmad, 18 years old from Afghanistan is portrayed inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 20, 2020.
Hashem, 16 years old from Afghanistan is portrayed inside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece on February 20, 2020.