Thousands are trying to enter by land and by sea despite Greece making clear it would not allow anyone in. FMTNews Greece
Migrants use an inflatable boats as they attempt to enter Greece from Turkey.
More than 13,000 migrants have gathered on the Turkish side of the river which runs 200km along the frontier and separates them from Greece and therefore the European Union. “What we are seeing is an endless migration crisis, what is Europe doing? What measures is it taking?” asked Yannis Siskoglou, a resident of Marassia.Greek police have been attempting to maintain calm and contain the flow of migrants, on Sunday using water cannon on them.
Petsas added that Turkey was using the people gathered at the border as “pawns”, in order to exercise diplomatic pressure. The Greek government has also set up an automatic texting system for foreign mobile phones approaching the border, sending them the message: “Greece is maximising border security. Do not try to cross borders illegally.”Since 6.00am on Sunday, a total of 5,500 people were barred from entering Greece illegally and 60 people were arrested and charged with illegally entering the country, government sources said late Sunday.
A group of local people on Lesbos managed to stop around 50 migrants, including children, from landing their boat after several hours at sea, an AFP photographer witnessed.
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