The heavy fire that broke out in the Moria refugee camp earlier this week spread quickly.
Large parts of the overcrowded camp have burned down and thousands of people have been forced out onto the streets, many without food or water.
On Friday, thousands of people continued to protest against the current conditions in Moria.
The fire in the camp is said to have started after riots broke out when several residents tested positive for covid-19, but it is still unclear exactly what caused it.
Provisional camps
Greek authorities have today set up a new temporary camp on the island as a temporary accommodation for nearly 4,000 people.
They have described the new camp as pure horror.
The protests were described as calm, with people appealing for help from Germany, where many refugees and migrants have arrived in recent years.
No migrants will be allowed to leave the camp, with the exception of 400 unaccompanied children who may be allowed to leave the island, reports AP.
These were flown over to the Greek mainland on Wednesday.
A dozen EU countries have said that they will now receive the unaccompanied children from Moria.
"Must take a step forward"
What will happen to the rest of the people in the camp is still unclear.
- Now everyone who is left needs a roof over their heads, we send ferries where some perhaps pregnant women or children will mainly live.
But as I see it, we need to evacuate more people from the island to the mainland, and I hope and believe that the Member States will take a step forward and be prepared to receive more migrants from Greece as well.
The Moria refugee camp has been closed since the first case of covid-19 was identified.
The UN has warned of a strained situation in the area when the coronavirus has now reached the island.
The World Health Organization, WHO has stated that they are ready to send emergency medical help to the scene.
A humanitarian catastrophe threatens the emergency situation with the 13,000 homeless migrants and refugees not resolving.