歐洲難民

Five days in and I’m exhausted: Life in a greek refugee camp

Thu, 01 December, 2016
By Lucy Mansfield

Five days in and I’m absolutely exhausted.

We begin our days by distributing bananas, eggs and bread to the 160 refugees living in Thessaloniki.

Whole families are taking shelter in half built factories, derelict train stations and apartment cellars.

Afterward breakfast, we drive to the outskirts of the city to a warehouse to prepare lunch for the refugees on an industrial scale. It involves frantic chopping and stirring of gargantuan cauldrons.

Trays of hot stew are then handed out at central points across the city.

With sub zero temperatures and snow settling, many of the refugees roam in t-shirts and sandals. They are only too pleased to see their hot lunches arrive.

What struck me immediately about the homeless refugees was how chipper they were, how high their morale was - even though many of them were hungry, cold and facing extreme hardship.

We spend the rest of the day sorting through towers of donated clothes, getting them ready to hand out in the camps.

New estimates say there are more than 22,000 refugees living in the vicinity. With the recent militarisation of the camps, it’s increasingly difficult for volunteers to enter - but today, we will head in.

http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/five_days_in_and_i_m_exhausted_life_in_a_greek_refugee_camp_1_4801365

 Structure of the Lead：

     WHO-Not given

     WHEN-Not given

     WHAT-Life in a greek refugee camp

     WHY-Not given

     WHERE-Thessaloniki

     HOW-Distributing bananas, eggs and bread

Keywords：

   1. distribute:分配；分發

   2. derelict:棄置的

   3. frantic:瘋狂地

   4. gargantuan:巨大的

   5. chipper:精力充沛的

   6. vicinity:鄰近地區

   7. militarisation:軍事化