Crete Migrant Arrivals Exceed 800 in 24 Hours

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The municipality of Gavdos is at an impasse as the island is unable to meet the needs of hundreds of people - It is a serious social and health problem, emphasize the Authorities in Chania

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Over 800 migrants have arrived in Crete and Gavdos in just one day, putting the island's and local authorities' small capacities at a critical point. On Sunday alone, the number of arrivals exceeded 570 people,......

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There is no end to the migrant rescue operations south of Gavdos, with arrivals exceeding 600 in the last 24 hours. According to the latest update, an operation was carried out to locate and rescue 166 foreigners who were on two boats from a FRONTEX ship, in the sea area south of Gavdos. 49 of them were transferred by another FRONTEX ship to Gavdos, while 117 were transferred to Chora Sfakion. Northerly winds, force 5 Beaufort, are blowing in th…