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Aegean islands: Government evacuates thousands from Hot Spots
Published on March 20, 2016 in Uncategorized. Closed
copyright: Marily Stroux
The Greek government yesterday emptied the Hot Spots on the islands of
the Aegean in order to start implementing the newly decided measures as
concluded during the EU-Summit with Turkey on 17./18.th. About 2,700
were transferred from Chios, 4,000 from Lesvos and 800 from Samos.
Tragically, as activists report, the refugees were not informed where
they would be brought and were highly stressed and in fear.
Hundreds were brought to Kavala port and from there to Thessaloniki
where gates in the port were prepared to host refugees.
Others arrived to Skaramangas port near Athens. Many will be transferred
to camps around Ioannena. New arrivals were brought also to Koutsochero
– an army camp in the middle of nowhere.
On Sunaday 47,536 refugees were in Greece. In the last hours before the
EU-Summit conclusions would come into force hundreds of refugees tried
reaching the Greek islands. The agreement referring to the quick
readmission of all newcomers does not however affect the more than
46,000 refugees and migrants already in Greece, but all newcomers after
March 20th. Refugees despite the threats of immediate returns by the EU
continue to make the dangerous crossing in unseaworthy boats, as they
flee war and conflict. In Mytilene two dead refugees were found in a
dinghy who seemingly died of heart attacks. In Kos two small girls
drowned as they fell of a refugee boat.
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