⁍ Lesbos and other islands off the Turkish coast have been among the main entry points for migrants into Europe for years.

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⁍ With 4,280 new arrivals in Lesbos so far this year, numbers have been lower than in previous years.

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⁍ But incidents of theft and damage blamed by residents on migrants have worn Lesbos down.

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⁍ Greece’s conservative government says it is determined to contain the problem.

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– A fire that swept through a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos this week killed at least three people and left thousands more living in appalling conditions, the BBC reports. According to Reuters, the camp on the island—one of the main entry points for migrants into Europe—boasts more than 12,000 people, four times the number it was supposed to hold. And that’s not even counting those still living in the camp. “No one wants to go to the new camp, we all want to go to another country. Nobody wants to stay here, we are in a prison,” says a 23-year-old student from Afghanistan who’s been on the island for a year. “Local people are hostile, they attacking us verbally and some times physically, especially when we go to Mytilene to shop,” she says. And that’s not just the people of Lesbos. They’re also fed up with the migrants. “People from Lesbos, Chios, Samos are hospitable,” a local official says. “There will always be extreme voices, but in general they are welcoming. But they are fed up.” Lesbos’ tourism industry was already reeling from the migrant crisis, with tourist numbers down 90% this year. And that’s not even counting those still living in the camp. “Europe will also need to take in some of these people who did not cross over to stay in Mytilene, in Greece but to go to Europe,” the official says.