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From Our Own Correspondent: Burning Issues

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17/10/2020 GMT

Burning Issues

BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent, Burning Issues

Why did the Moria camp on Lesbos burn? And stories from Kenya, Hong Kong and Brazil

Why did the Moria migrant camp on Lesbos go up in flames? Plus: Kenyan pupils start going back to school; Hong Kong's global identity is changing; and Brazil's forests burn again

The Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos was Europe's largest holding facility for refugees and migrants - but last month it was burned to the ground. Gabriel Gatehouse investigates what happened there and why. 

In Kenya, after months of complete closure during a Covid-19 lockdown, schools are opening their doors again. Anne Soy has been following how pupils, staff and school owners have managed during the months off - and how they're adapting to new lessons from the pandemic.

For decades Hong Kong has been a truly cosmopolitan  city, with people and businesses from all over the world settling there, not only to make money but also to cultivate global relationships. As Beijing tightens its grip on the territory, Karishma Vaswani asks how long the city can hold on to this uniquely international character. 

Last year there was particular concern around the world about the Amazon rainforest - threatened not only by deforestation and land-hungry industries, but also by an especially bad season for fires. As cattle ranching expands, trees disappear and blazes can rage out of control. This year, even parts of Brazil's Pantanal wetlands have been scorched. Katy Watson took a long journey to Sao Felix do Xingu, in the state of Para, to see a changing landscape for herself. 

(Image: Refugees and migrants on the island of Lesbos, Greece, carry their belongings away from the Moria refugee camp as it burns down. Credit: Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis)

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