Lesbos Refugee Crisis: Kara Tepe Open Accommodation Site

LESBOS, GREECE - JUNE 17, 2016: Daily life in the Kara Tepe Open Accommodation Site for refugees where the majority of displaced families and individuals are Afghan or Syrian. Kara Tepe is located about 2.5km to the northeast of Mytilene, the capital of the island of Lesbos. The camp is managed by a special organization affiliated with the Municipality of Lesvos. The purpose of the camp is to provide temporary housing for asylum seekers as they await their registration processes. Kara Tepe is the overflow site for the Moria registration center, known as a hotspot established by the Greek government through which new arrivals would be processed. Asylum seekers spend a minimum of 25 days in the Moria camp before being transferred to Kara Tepe. As of December 2017 there were 990 recorded refugees at the Kara Tepe camp. (Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images)