The temporary migrant housing site of Kara Tepe on Lesvos island, a tent city set up after Moria was burned down last year, was officially shut down on Friday, ANA reports.
Of the 697 migrants who were still housed at the site after the destruction of Moria hotspot in September 2020, all were transferred away between April 13 and 29. Of the remaining total, 159 were transferred to the Greek mainland and 538 to the temporary hotspot of Lesvos in the same area of Mavrovouni.
The site was returned to the municipality of Lesvos at an event attended by Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarachi, who said the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ two goals for the island were met: reducing migration flows and drastically reducing the repercussions of the crisis on local communities.
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