Migrant camp near Athens overcrowded, overlooked

Migrants at the Malakasa (Gerakini) migrant camp near Athens say they are lacking adequate facilities and that they share makeshift tents with up to 7 people. The attention is on the Greek island migrant hotspots, and help is not available for those on the mainland, one Afghan migrant told us.

[icecastles]

Get these people organized and put in the middle of nowhere where there is fertile ground. Something similar like the Japanese Interment camps where they can GROW THEIR OWN FOOD and provide MASS BIRTH CONTROL . Have them build their own camp as well. Including clearing the land excetera.

[londonsounds]

Nobody told you to come to Greece, you illegally made your way and got stuck here. So why complain about your welfare here? You made the choice, we never promised you food and beds. Before complaining about your "rights" to monthly cash, beds, food and other services you have never contributed to through paying tax like the citizens have, recognise that Greece is struggling with its own people. We only have as many children as our budget allows. You have 3 or 4 children and have no financial security. That is your choice, we didnt force you. It's not that we dont care, it's that you have come to a country which has collapsed economically. Dont accuse us of racism, it's equally racist for refugees to come and demand from us and speak badly of our country when we do not have the infrastructure to support them