Ekathimerini | 13.10.2017
In a series of letters to the Greek government, mayors and the Union of Municipalities and Communities of Greece (KEDE) have raised the alarm bell over the congestion at hotspots hosting asylum seekers in the islands of the northeastern Aegean.
Moreover, Doctors Without Borders and other non-governmental organizations have decried the dire living condition at these reception centers that are having a dismal impact on the lives and health of asylum seekers.
On Thursday, a man attempted suicide at the VIAL hotspot on Chios which is severely overcrowded with 1,964 people while the center’s capacity is 800.