Greece on Friday said that it had to relocate migrants after heavy rain destroyed their makeshift camps in Lesbos, as per an AFP report. The makeshift camps were erected after a fire had destroyed the island’s main camp last month.

The ministry said that 80 makeshift tents erected at Kara Tepe camp had to be replaced following a downpour on Thursday.

The facility was hastily constructed after the camp of Moria, Europe’s largest camp for migrants, was destroyed following a fire on September 8.

The migration ministry issued a statement saying, “It makes sense that a temporary facility built in a few days will face problems. The problems are being dealt with immediately… Most of the camp was unaffected.”

The residents at the new camp have complained about the facility not having basic amenities like bedding, electricity or running water.

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The ministry on Friday said that 2,500 people had already moved out of the camp since last month, and another 1,300 will be allowed to relocate elsewhere in the European Union.

Germany has offered to take 1,500 asylum seekers from Greece, including former Moria residents, while France has offered to take in 900, including 500 minors from the camp.

The government wants to build a new permanent camp on Lesbos, but the plan has been held up for months by local opposition.