In the aftermath of the fires that ravaged the Moria camp, on the island of Lesbos in Greece, thousands of migrants found themselves homeless.

In the rubble of charred containers, the exiles try to recover some belongings.

Without solutions, they wait on the side of the road that leads to the port of Mytilene.

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After the flames, desolation.

On the island of Lesvos, Greece, the day after the fires that broke out in the Moria camp, thousands of migrants find themselves homeless.

The disaster caused no casualties in the largest camp in the country, which housed nearly 12,700 exiles, four times its capacity.

But there is almost nothing left.

The administrative center of the camp, solid, was devastated by fire.

The tents and makeshift shelters were also charred.

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According to the Greek authorities, these fires were caused by some migrants, furious at being imposed a quarantine following the detection of 35 cases of coronavirus.

In overcrowded facilities, where it was impossible to respect barrier gestures, and without health measures, Covid-19 quickly spread.

A state of emergency has been declared on the island by Civil Protection. 

400 unaccompanied minors transferred to the mainland 

In the rubble, some exiles, sometimes barefoot, try to recover the remains of their property.

"The police came to tell us 'get out'. They spoke in English. I took nothing, it was only the nightgown I had. I quickly got out and the fire was coming," said one refugee from Western Europe.

"There are pregnant women, women who have given birth by caesarean section, babies a week old, a few days old. We have lost everything." 

Thousands of asylum seekers find themselves sitting on the edge of the road leading to the port of Mytilene.

According to some AFP journalists on site, they would form a line 3 kilometers long.

Among them, many Afghan, Syrian, Congolese or Iraqi families who sleep here and wait for help.

They hope to have a place on the two Greek military ships due to arrive this Thursday, while 1,000 refugees have already been taken to shelter on a ferry.

In addition, 400 unaccompanied minors have been transferred to mainland Greece.