Migrants continue to head to Greece as Turkey opens floodgates

Migrants continue to head to Greece as Turkey opens floodgates

The Straits Times - World·2020-03-01 15:44

KASTANIES/LESBOS, GREECE (REUTERS) - Migrants trickled through permeable borders to Greece from Turkey on Sunday (March 1), as thousands more gathered on the Turkish side seeking entry after Ankara relaxed curbs on their movement.

At least 220 people had arrived by sea on the Greek island of Lesbos on Sunday morning, a Greek defence ministry source said. Further north, groups waded across a river at Kastanies on the shared border.

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