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    Wildfire Breaks Out Near Camp In Greece, Home To Thousands Of Refugees

    A plume of smoke was visible not far from the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. The number of migrants and refugees arriving in Greece by sea has soared this year.
    by Shannon Van Sant Sep 23, 2018 2 minutes
    A wildfire raged near the Moria refugee camp, pictured here, on Greece's Lesbos Island. The camp is home to an estimated 9,000 migrants and refugees.

    A wildfire broke out near a camp with thousands of migrants and refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos. The camp, known as Moria, and the makeshift settlements surrounding it, are home to an estimated 9,000 people.

    Video shared on social media showed a plume of smoke not far from the camp, and the sounds of

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