The management of the refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos announced that the camp cannot accommodate any more new arrivals and that an emergency meeting will be held on Monday. The number of people at the site has exceeded 12,000 although the camp at Moria was intended to house three thousand refugees, the V4 news agency has reported.

On Friday, the camp in Moria began to turn away new arrivals, mostly coming from Turkey. News was given of clashes in September when migrants, including minors, demanded to be transported to Athens immediately. The police also used tear gas to disperse crowds. Conservative Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised further family reunifications at the end of August while the number of migrants arriving at Greek coasts has been climbing recently.

The new Greek government, that took office in July, has pledged to speed up asylum procedures and reduce pressure on the islands. Athens has also asked for support from the EU’s Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex). Security and municipal services on the Greek island of Lesbos will hold an emergency meeting after administrators said that the camp was completely full. The rapidly rising numbers, the highest entering the European Union, have created the worst crisis on the island since the massive influx of refugees into Europe four years ago, The Washington Post reports.

The government has promised stricter sea patrols and said it would seek additional international support, including resources from the EU border protection agency Frontex.