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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-04-06
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[01] More than 53,000 refugees in Greece
[02] No refugees and migrants arrived at northern Aegean islands in 24h
[01] More than 53,000 refugees in Greece
The number of refugees in Greece exceeded 53,000 on Wednesday, according
to data of the Refugee Coordination Crisis Management Body. There were
just 68 new arrivals, while the total number of those who remain in
the islands is 6,384.
14,797 are hosted in Attica, 4,720 of whom in Piraeus. In Evia, Fthiotida
and Larissa there are 2,566 people, while in southern Greece 340. At
the camp, at Idomeni there are 11,269 refugees and another 1,264 at the
gas station at Polykastro. Overall, in northern Greece refugees amounted
to 28,955.
[02] No refugees and migrants arrived at northern Aegean islands in 24h
No refugees and migrants arrived at the islands of the northern Aegean
over the last 24 hours for the first time after several months.
According to the police, 463 refugees on Lesvos and 208 refugees on
Samos came before the readmission agreement which was entered into force
on March 20. All of them are free and stay in facilities outside the
hot spots.
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