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Greece expands program to transfer migrants from overcrowded camps | Greece expands program to transfer migrants from overcrowded camps |
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Greece has expanded a program to transfer migrants and refugees from overcrowded camps on the islands to the mainland amid concern that the number of arrivals from nearby Turkey could continue to rise. | Greece has expanded a program to transfer migrants and refugees from overcrowded camps on the islands to the mainland amid concern that the number of arrivals from nearby Turkey could continue to rise. |
More than 500 asylum-seekers arrived early Monday on ferries from the islands at the port of Piraeus, near Athens, and were being taken by bus to a newly set up camp in northern Greece, AP reported. | |
Authorities in Greece believe more refugees may try to reach the European Union following a summer surge in arrivals. | Authorities in Greece believe more refugees may try to reach the European Union following a summer surge in arrivals. |
Transfers to the mainland were expanded Sunday and Monday to include all five Greek islands in the eastern Aegean Sea with refugee camps. | Transfers to the mainland were expanded Sunday and Monday to include all five Greek islands in the eastern Aegean Sea with refugee camps. |
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