Greek police rescue 145 migrants off islet in Evros River
FILE PHOΤΟ: Evros River. ANA – MPA/KARAFYLLIDES VASSILIS
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A total of 145 migrants were found on an islet within the Evros River by Greek policemen of the border town of Kyprinos, with the help of the Special Disaster Management Unit (EMAK) and in the presence of Frontex officials, on Thursday.
In a statement, the regional police directorate said authorities had been notified by a nonprofit that 70 men, 45 women and 30 minors were at the location of Marassia, near the river borders. Police said they migrants had been promoted to Greek territory by traffickers, who transferred them by boat from the Turkish side and abandoned them on the islet.
A Hellenic Red Cross unit was present at the rescue and said the migrants were in good health, while Greek authorities provided them immediately with needed clothing, food, and first aid.
According to the legal procedures, migrants entering Greece without travel documents will be transported to the Pre-Departure Holding Center for Foreigners (PROKEKA) in Orestiada, where they will be registered and identified.
Source: ANA – MPA
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