Refugee flow to northern Greek islands increase in recent days
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Migrants and refugees flow to the northern Aegean islands has posted a significant increase in the last days.
285 people arrived on Lesvos from Friday to Wednesday morning while 245 migrants and refugees reached the coasts of Chios and 69 persons on Samos in the same period. The total number of refugees (599) is equivalent to 5 percent of migrants and refugees that are currently stranded on the Greek islands.
Police said that 5,918 refugees and migrants were recorded on Wednesday on Lesvos, 3,558 on Chios and 2,278 on Samos.
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