Greek island refugee crisis: local people and tourists rally round migrants
Residents and even holidaymakers on #Lesbos are exposing themselves to threats and possible legal action by helping newly arrived refugees
Greek island refugee crisis: local people and tourists rally round migrants
On the northern coast of Lesbos, on the shore outside a famous local hotel, the footfall is usually limited to tourists. But on a recent morning, there was an unusual interloper. It was the president of the local village, Thanassis Andreotis, standing on the back of his white pick-up and tuggin the remains of a huge inflatable dinghy up from the beach below. Every morning, refugees use dinghies like this one to get from the Turkish shore – six miles away in the distance – to the Greek islands. And Andreotis saw it as his human duty to pick up the debris.
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/08/greek-island-refugee-crisis-local-people-and-tourists-rally-round-migra
Greek island is gateway to EU as thousands flee troubled homelands
Lesvos is doing its best to help huge numbers of refugees seeking a safer life in Europe
▻http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/greek-island-is-gateway-to-eu-as-thousands-flee-troubled-homelands-1.223
#Lesbos #Lesvos #Grèce #migration #asile #réfugiés
Greek island on frontline of Europe’s migration war
The Greek coast guard boat races through the vast expanse of the Aegean, the water glinting in the morning sun.
