Stampede breaks out at refugee camp for firewood

A stampede began at the refugee camp on the Greece – Macedonia border, where Syrian refugees wait for months with the hope of crossing into European countries, during the distribution of firewood. According to last data of International Organization for Migrants (IOM), since 1st January 2016, 136,940 refugees are reported to have arrived in Europe by sea. In addition, 1,545 have arrived by land routes, a total of 138,485 arrivals. Syria's devastating civil war, now in its fifth year, has left at least 250,000 people dead and displaced at least 11 million others.

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