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Greek Government to Build Another Migrant Camp on Chios Island

prosfuges-xiosAthens is planning to build another migrant camp on Chios island in an order to tackle the overcrowding of reception facilities on the five Aegean islands receiving the majority of the flow from Turkey.
In an emergency meeting chaired by State Minister Alekos Flambouraris on Tuesday, it was decided that a new migrant facility is necessary on Chios. Migration authorities fear that the European Union-Turkey deal might collapse, bringing dozens of thousands of migrants from the neighboring country.
The new migrant hot spot will be located in a former landfill. It will serve as a hospitality center, as opposed to the current hot spot in the Souda area that will be serving only as a registration center after the new camp is completed.
Currently there are 4,211 migrants at the Souda facility, a camp with a maximum capacity of 1,100. It should be noted that the inflow from Turkey continues, sometimes with more than 100 arriving in one day. The local community has initially reacted to the government plans.
According to migration authorities, a total of 15,955 migrants are currently staying at reception facilities on Aegean islands. Lesvos is hosting 6,124, Chios is hosting 4,211, Samos 2,760, Kos 1,990 and 870 stay on Leros.
Overall, there are more than 62,000 registered refugees and migrants currently in Greece.

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