Originally intended to hold 3,000 people, 19,000 now live at the Moria refugee camp - with no electricity, scant water and, for many, no shelter at all. Journalist Harriet Grant and photographer Giorgos Moutafis met some of those attempting to cope with life thereAbove a hill on the north shore of Lesbos, volunteers watch the sea and the twinkling lights of Turkey day and night with binoculars. The coastguard hurry to respond when they see a boat approaching, trying to arrive in time to stop children falling in the icy cold water as they clamber onto rocks and beaches.On the morning of 11 January, a group of migrants from Afghanistan make it ashore without being spotted and walk to an olive grove where they light a fire and call for help.After arriving on a dinghy in the early hours of the morning, migrants from Afghanistan warm themselves by a fireChildren, particularly those under 12, make up nearly half the population of the campMigrants build a shelter at the makeshift camp. Only those with money can access building materials Continue reading...
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