Germans protest in solidarity with Lesbos migrants

Thousands of people marched in cities across Germany on Sunday demanding that the government do more to help migrants stuck in Greece, many of whom have been made homeless since fires ravaged the country's largest refugee camp.

Approximately 2,000 people took part in a march in the western German city of Cologne, according to local police.

Some of them were seen holding up banners with messages reading: "Evacuate Greek camps now!", "Humanity first!" and "Human rights are not negotiable".

More than 12,000 migrants and refugees fled the fires, which the Greek government says were deliberately set by a small group of Afghan migrants to protest a virus lockdown at the Moria camp. Thousands have slept outdoors on a nearby roadside in the nights since the blazes.

Germany's government said last week it would take in 1,553 migrants who come from 408 families with children from various Greek islands who already have been granted protected status in Greece.

The move came on top of a decision to take in up to 150 unaccompanied children as part of a European effort.

Sunday's demonstrators demanded that Germany do more, and that the government not block independent state or municipal efforts to take in refugees themselves.

(Representative Image)