The border in the neutral zone between Greece and FYROM has shut down again since Saturday night, after FYROM allowed the passage of 300 refugees. 6,500 people are in Idomeni, over 3,150 are on the islands and about 22,000 in total in Greece.
300 refugees from Iraq and Syria were allowed to pass through the borders to FYROM on Saturday, before the neutral zone shut down again in Idomeni. After the borders were blocked again, 400 refugees and migrants remain at a gas station in Polycastro, as of the date of this report.
In Lesbos, 2,500 refugees have been identified and are awaiting to depart for Piraeus and Kavala. In Chios, there are 650 refugees at the hotspot of BIAL. In Kavala, the total of refugees is at 1,500 people, after a boat arrived from Lesbos with 900 people.
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