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Added on the 09/09/2020 05:36:48 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
People sift through ash hoping to find what little is left after a huge fire ravaged Greece's main migrant camp in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Over 12,000 men, women and children were forced to flee from the makeshift camp in Moria just hours after the migration ministry said that 35 people had tested positive at the camp. IMAGES
Pope Francis begins his visit to the Mavrovouni migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos where he is expected to highlight refugee issues and call for their integration in Europe in the face of anti-migrant sentiment. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives to the Mavrovouni migrant camp on Lesbos island, where he is expected to plead for better treatment of refugees as attitudes towards migrants harden across Europe. IMAGES
Hundreds of migrants descend on the streets of Lesbos to demonstrate against plans to move them to a replacement camp after they were left without shelter following fires which devastated the Moria camp housing migrants. IMAGES
Fire fighting helicopters douse Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos after the country's largest camp burnt down, with officials racing to locate shelter and avert a health crisis. Desperate families, many with young children, spent a second night in the open, many without tents or even basic bedding. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.