Migrant crossings surge south of Crete amid stricter Greek policy

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Migrant crossings surge south of Crete amid stricter Greek policy  Migratory flows south of Crete are once again on the rise, with multiple rescue operations carried out in recent days near the island of Gavdos.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/23/migrant-crossings-surge-south-of-crete-amid-stricter-greek-policy  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Migratory flows south of Greece are on the rise once again.

00:05In recent days, multiple rescue operations have been carried out for migrants,

00:10stranded in waters of Gavdos.

00:13On Tuesday morning, a patrol boat of the Coast Guard,

00:16with the assistance of a drone of the Vortex Force,

00:19located and rescued 36 people on board a boat.

00:23They were safely transported to the port of Shura Safkia.

00:27On Monday, in the same area, two more incidents of rescues for over 100 migrants took place.

00:34All are expected to be transferred to Angia, Shania,

00:38from which more than 350 migrants have just left the northern Greece.

00:43The Greek government has recently hardened its stance on migration.

00:47The Minister of Immigration and Asylum doubled down while in Austria on Monday.

00:52Anyone staying illegally in Greece is punishable with a prison sentence of two to five years.

01:01There is only one way to avoid the sentence, returning to the country of origin.

01:06The message is clear, jail or return.

01:09At the centre of his meeting with the Austria's Interior Minister,

01:15was cooperation between the two countries to reduce migration flows and increasing returns to third countries.

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