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A dinghy with 39 migrants and refugees from Afghanistan and Africa arrived early Wednesday along the coast of Kleio on northern Lesvos. The migrants/refugees were sent to a small church outside the village where they will remain for at least...

The total number of refugees and migrants who reached Greece's Eastern Aegean islands during 2019 reached the astounding figure of 46,026, according to official data revealed on Thursday. According to the North Aegean Police Directorate of Greece, 27,148 refugees and...

The Greek Coast Guard intervened in two separate maritime incidents in the Aegean Sea on Monday, rescuing migrants and refugees who had been trying to make their way to Greek shores. A Greek Coast Guard patrol vessel located and rescued...

The Turkish Coast Guard announced on Monday that a dinghy carrying forty migrants sank near the coast of Bodrum in the Aegean Sea. Thirty-one people were rescued by the Turkish authorities, who were responsible for the rescue operation, but unfortunately,...

The Greek Coast Guard announced on Thursday that it has rescued 29 migrants found adrift on the sea between the island of Samothraki and the northeastern port of Alexandroupoli. It is very rare for migrants to use this section of...

The Aegean Islands have seen an increase of migrants from 10,349 earlier this year to 16,334 this summer. Local authoroities on Lesvos, Chios and Samos are once again calling for the central government to reduce the amount of migrants on...

Over 1,200 migrants and refugees have arrived on the northern Aegean islands in the first 10 days of October. There were 1,005 new arrivals recorded at the hotspots on Lesvos, Chios and Samos, while 44 new arrivals on Lesvos and...

Nearly 450 migrants and refugees landed on the  Greek islands of the northern Aegean over the last three days, bringing the total number of registered arrivals in September up to 2,755. The recent arrivals include 214 people that arrived at...

The Hellenic Coast Guard announced on Friday the rescue of more than 170 migrants in search-and-rescue operations in the Aegean in the past 24 hours. The operations took place off Samos and Lesvos islands, adding to the number of 11,000...

More than 200 undocumented migrants have landed on the islands of the eastern Aegean from Turkey between Saturday and Monday morning. According to government figures 212 migrants arrived on the islands of Lesvos, Chios and Samos. The new arrivals has brought...

Sixty-eight new migrant and refugees arrivals were recorded on the island of Lesvos in the last 48 hours while no arrivals were reported on the islands of Chios and Samos. According to police, 3,717 persons seeking asylum that have not...

A total of 270 refugees and migrants crossed to the northern Aegean islands from Turkey in the past five days, according to authorities. From Thursday up until Tuesday morning, 75 migrants and refugees landed on Lesvos and another 195 on...

105 refugees were rescued in two different incidents after 7 am on Friday. A Romanian vessel of Frontex located and rescued 45 refugees and migrants in the sea region of Keramia, Chios island. Another 60 refugees and migrants were rescued...

A total of 205 migrants and refugees arrived on the islands of the northern Aegean over the last 24 hours compared to 221 in the previous 11 days. Authorities have reported that 46 migrants arrived on Lesvos, 121 on Chios and 38 on Samos. According to...

Migrants and refugees' flow to the northern Aegean island posted a significant increase in the last two days. 100 persons arrived on Lesvos and 230 on Chios while no arrivals were recorded on Samos. According to the official figures...