Children found malnourished in Greek migrant camp, MSF charity says


FILE PHOTO: A Greek Coast Guard ship and an escorting vessel take part in a search and rescue operation following a shipwreck, where at least eight migrants drown off the island of Samos, Greece, November 25, 2024. REUTERS/Sofianos Drapaniotis/File Photo

ATHENS (Reuters) -Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Monday it had identified the first cases of malnourished children in a migrant camp on the Greek island of Samos, which has been criticized by rights groups for dangerous living conditions.

MSF doctors have diagnosed six children from Syria and Afghanistan aged between six months and six years with acute malnutrition needing immediate help, it said.

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