Greece is experiencing a dramatic rise in the number of refugees and migrants entering the country, exacerbating already deplorable living conditions on island camps. “It is dramatic and it is the most vulnerable of the vulnerable coming in,” said Elias Pavlopoulos, who heads Médecins sans Frontières in Greece. Refugees and migrants have been arriving in Greece not only on rickety boats from Turkey but by foot across the frontier between the two countries. Photograph: Petros Tsakmakis/APMore worrying is the number of minors making the often treacherous journey to get to Greece. The centre is equipped to house no more than 1,800 according to the United Nations refugee agency, the UNHCR.

Source: The Guardian September 29, 2017 03:56 UTC