00:00The Greek islands of Gavdos and Crete continue to be under pressure from the massive flows of illegal migrants.
00:09According to Greek authorities, more than 750 migrants were intercepted in the sea area south of Gavdos
00:17in operations under the supervision of the Joint Coordination Centre for Search and Rescue.
00:23The largest operation was recorded off the southeast of Gavdos where 430 people on board an overloaded fishing vessel
00:32were recovered with the cooperation of a Coast Guard patrol boat and a tanker flying the flag of Panama.
00:40Local officials described the situation on the island of Crete as suffocating
00:45as thousands of illegal migrants continue to pour in on the island.
00:50More than 8,000 illegal migrants have been reported this year according to official records,
00:56an increase of over 250% compared to the same period last year.
Comments