The fire that burnt down Moria has drawn the world’s attention to the plight of migrants in Greece. The situation has once again cast attention to the conditions people were living in at the overcrowded camp created to house 3,000 refugees but holding nearly 13,000 people until three fires broke out.

The main blaze was put out on Wednesday and it is still unclear as to how the fire began, however some factions of the press are blaming migrants and others are blaming Greek locals for starting the fire.

The Athens Macedonian News Agency reported the fire began after clashes with some of the 35 refugees who tested positive to COVID-19 refusing to move into isolation with their families.

The camp has left many migrants homeless, with temporary shelters set up at ferries and naval ships.

People gathered outside European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday with placards demanding the evacuation of migrants from the region.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced the launch of a Germany-France initiative for the reception of unaccompanied refugee minors that lived at the Moria hotspot prior to the devastating fire. Speaking at a Berlin news conference on Thursday, she said:  “Germany and France will surely join, and I hope other EU member states join too.”

She expressed the hope that the tragedy would propel EU countries to “finally” reach a common migration policy, which currently “does not exist” she noted.

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Greece’s Archbishop Ieronymos also expressed his “deepest sorrow” on Thursday and called on the EU to respond more effectively to the plight of migrants. “It is time for the European Union to assume its responsibilities and contribute effectively to the safeguarding and protection of its own eastern borders, always with respect for the value and dignity of each individual,” Archbishop Ieronymos said.

“Our Church stands, as always, by the side of the competent and responsible Greek state and puts its services and bodies at its disposal for whatever is required,” he said, while referring to a “devious plan for unacceptable, immoral and inhuman weaponization and exploitation of desperate refugees and migrants.”