Ten EU countries have agreed to take in more than 400 unaccompanied children who were staying in a now-destroyed migrant camp in Greece
Government spokesman Stelios Petsas says none of the other camp residents will be allowed to leave Lesbos.
Those that remain, mostly from Syria or Afghanistan, have been cutting down reeds to make rudimentary shelters, while others have only a sleeping bag to protect them."We have spent three days here without eating, without drinking," said Freddy Musamba, a migrant from Gambia.He called for the EU to"come and support us, to not leave us", adding:"We are like abandoned children. We have endured things we didn't know could happen.
Thousands of those now left without shelter held a protest on Friday, demanding to be allowed to leave. Aid agencies have described conditions at the over-crowded camp - which had a capacity of just over 2,750 people - as dire. European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas, who oversees migration for the 27-nation bloc, said Moria is a"sharp reminder to all of us for what we need to change in Europe".
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