Life Remains Miserable for Greece's 'Hot spot' Refugees

This camp is on the northern coast of Lesvos and is usually a brief transit point for refugees before being taken elsewhere in the island. However, these arrivals had to stay overnight amid reports that Moria camp was full.

Vial camp is one of the five ‘hot spots’ on the eastern Greek islands closest to Turkey.

Vial camp in Chios island. Like many of the other ‘hot spots’, it's seen scenes of conflict and violence.

A man waits on the bus taking him from Souda camp to Vial camp in Chios.

Though Vial hot spot offers accommodation in containers, a recently-arrived Iraqi family had to sleep in tents because of lack of space. Rainfall made conditions even worse.

A man prepares to board a bus leaving Vial camp in Chios.

Refugees wait for a bus in Mytilene, the capital city of Lesvos.

A child’s shoe hangs from the barb-wire lined fence at Vial camp on the Greek island of Chios.

A volunteer and security guard stand outside one of Lesvos’ temporary camps, which became an overnight stop for newly-arrived refugees amid reports Moria was full.

An Image sent to VOA from a resident a Moria camp. The Greek migration minister had previously claimed that no refugee would be cold this winter.