A second day of scuffles with police as the Greek island of Kos struggles to cope with hundreds of migrants
- 9 years ago
Scuffles broke out between migrants and police on Wednesday on the Greek island of Kos.
It was the second consecutive day of clashes at a sports stadium where hundreds of people, including many women and young children, are waiting for immigration papers in scorching temperatures.
“The hot here is very hot and the situation is very bad”, said Mohamed Zkia, a migrant from Syria. “Someone feels angry towards someone else, a small problem leads to a bigger problem and that’s normal. Anyone in this situation would be angry.”
Official documentation allows the migrants to travel on to other destinations within the European Union.
Police struggled to keep order outside a processing office, pushing migrants back into the queue.
Reinforcements have been brought in from Athens and from neighbouring islands.
Some migrants accused the police of using tear gas.
“We expect more responsibility from the local and the central authorities”, said Vengalis Orfanoudakis from Medecins San
It was the second consecutive day of clashes at a sports stadium where hundreds of people, including many women and young children, are waiting for immigration papers in scorching temperatures.
“The hot here is very hot and the situation is very bad”, said Mohamed Zkia, a migrant from Syria. “Someone feels angry towards someone else, a small problem leads to a bigger problem and that’s normal. Anyone in this situation would be angry.”
Official documentation allows the migrants to travel on to other destinations within the European Union.
Police struggled to keep order outside a processing office, pushing migrants back into the queue.
Reinforcements have been brought in from Athens and from neighbouring islands.
Some migrants accused the police of using tear gas.
“We expect more responsibility from the local and the central authorities”, said Vengalis Orfanoudakis from Medecins San