Almost 40,000 Illegal Immigrants Have Crossed Into Greece Since January

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The illegal immigration from Turkey to the Greek islands of the eastern Aegean continued unabated this week, with 694 people arriving on the shores of Lesvos, Samos and Chios between early Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon.

According to data from the European border agency Frontex, in August there were nearly 9,300 detections of illegal migrants reaching Greece, accounting for nearly three-quarters of the total number reaching Europe.

In the first eight months of this year, the total number…

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Source: Greekreporter