tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409482909880290151.post2933975070458497873..comments2024-03-28T09:59:42.226+02:00Comments on EL KaOs UT News: Αποβιβάστηκαν στο λιμάνι Πειραιά οι πρόσφυγες από τη Συρίαxronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409482909880290151.post-80826883309016886572015-08-20T17:25:50.838+03:002015-08-20T17:25:50.838+03:00Migrant crisis: Greek ferry brings 2,500 to Piraeu...Migrant crisis: Greek ferry brings 2,500 to Piraeus port...<br /><br />A Greek government-chartered ferry has arrived at Piraeus port near Athens, after picking up almost 2,500 migrants from islands near the Turkish coast.<br /><br />The migrants, most of them Syrian refugees, boarded the Eleftherios Venizelos car ferry in Kos, Kalymnos, Leros and Lesvos in the past few days.<br /><br />The influx of migrants in Greece has increased dramatically in the past month to around 50,000, officials say.<br /><br />Most have headed north to FYROM and on to wealthier European countries.<br /><br />The government in FYROM responded to the emerging crisis on its borders by declaring a state of emergency in two regions on Thursday.<br /><br />The decision paved the way for the army to be sent in to help the authorities manage the large number of migrants.............BBCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com