More than 200 asylum-seekers will be transferred to ease the pressure on the islands and provide people with suitable accommodation and conditions while their asylum applications are processed.
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More than 200 asylum-seekers will be transferred to ease the pressure on the islands and provide people with suitable accommodation and conditions while their asylum applications are processed.
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Conditions in the reception centres on the two islands are abhorrent. With winter approaching and more people arriving, time is of the essence and emergency measures are needed.
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The UN refugee agency urges Greece to address overcrowded reception centres on the Aegean islands, amid reports that children have tried to take their own lives.
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Some 2,900 people have arrived in Evros so far this month, mostly Syrian and Iraqi families. This is equivalent to half the estimated arrivals for all of 2017. In April land arrivals have outpaced sea arrivals.
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The situation is particularly worrying in reception centres of Lesvos and Samos where thousands of refugees continue to stay in unsuitable shelter with inadequate security.