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Spain: Migrant workers evacuated as fire rips through camp

In southeastern Spain around 200 migrant workers were evacuated on Monday when the camp where they were living was engulfed by fire. The blaze happened on the same day authorities planned to demolish the site.

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Violence during Morocco migrant camp clearance

Migrants in Casablanca have clashed with police during an attempt to remove them from a makeshift camp. Witnesses claim that authorities "often attack" sub-Saharan migrants "to get rid of them".

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Italy: Migrant dies in fire at Foggia shantytown

A 35-year-old from Gambia has died in a fire at a camp of migrant farmworkers in southern Italy. The man is the tenth person to die in a fire at a camp in the Foggia area since 2016.

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Italy: Migrant dies in fire at Foggia shantytown

A 35-year-old from Gambia has died in a fire at a camp of migrant farmworkers in southern Italy. The man is the tenth person to die in a fire at a camp in the Foggia area since 2016.

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Spain: Shacks destroyed by fire in a camp for undocumented migrant workers

The migrant camp at Palos de la Frontera, in the southern Spanish region of Huelva, was ravaged by a fire at the weekend. About 100 shacks were destroyed and one person, suffering from burns to the arm, had to be admitted to hospital. The camp was home to hundreds of undocumented migrant workers who were picking fruits and vegetables in the region.

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