Life-Jacket Graveyard on Greece’s Lesvos “Poses Environmental Threat”

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Local authorities on Lesvos issued a warning on Thursday about the  environmental hazard of thousands of abandoned life jackets used by illegal migrants crossing into Greece from Turkey.

In a letter sent to the Ministry of Citizen Protection and other relevant authorities, Taxiarchis Verros, the mayor of West Lesvos, calls for immediate action in response to what he believes is an urgent issue, given that life jackets are not recyclable in any way.

Verros asked for assistance in the removal…

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Source: Greekreporter