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The protection of the country’s borders is carried out in accordance with international, European Union and national law, with full respect for fundamental rights and human dignity, according to sources at the Ministry of Citizen Protection, in response to a BBC report stating that mercenaries, acting on police orders, were pushing back refugees and migrants at the Greek land border towards Türkiye.

Evros remains on high alert, as the overflow of the river and the broken embankments have caused widespread flooding, with hundreds of acres under water and the authorities closely monitoring the development of the situation.

During his tour of Evros, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited an elderly couple in the Delta of the river.