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Violence gripped the notoriously overcrowded Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos as rioters trashed fire trucks and clashed with police after a fire broke out. A woman and a child were killed. The first fire started at around 4:45 pm on Sunday, some 400 meters from the …

Two children, four women, and a man drowned when a boat carrying them overturned off the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday, the coast guard said. Another 57 people were rescued in an operation that was still ongoing, the coast guard added. It did not provide further details on the …