Migrant crisis: Greek ship at Kos to house refugees - BBC NewsA passenger ship has docked at the Greek island of Kos to be used as a registration centre and accommodation for migrants and refugees.
The vessel could provide temporary shelter for up to 2,500 people.
Greek authorities hope it will help them cope with the influx of migrants - many of them Syrian refugees - who have arrived on the island.
Clashes broke out this week as police tried to contain people being held inside a football stadium.
More police have been drafted in and efforts are being made to speed up the registration process to try to prevent stop further unrest.
Correspondents say the Greek government is calling the ferry a reception facility, but critics view it as a detention facility.
The Eleftherios Venizelos will be the place where migrants can apply for the documents they need to travel to other parts of Europe.
Thousands of migrants have arrived this year on Kos, an island with a population of just 33,000.
EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said in a statement on Friday that the world was facing the "worst refugee crisis since the Second World War."...
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