REFUGEE support workers on the Greek island of Lesbos warned today that the situation for the thousands of people made homeless after Moria refugee camp burnt down three days ago remains dire.

“Earlier today the Greek government sent more riot cops and water cannon to the island,” Marie, an activist from the German refugee support charity Mare Liberum, told the Star this afternoon.

“There are pretty precise rumours that the refugees have been forbidden from leaving the island because their asylum procedures are unclear.