Significant Increase refugee flows from Libya recorded in the last hours, with the Port Body and Frontex to be in continuous operational action around Crete and Gavdos.
Only today, More than 275 people have rescued south of Gavdos within a few hourswith the Single Research and Rescue Coordination Center being put on a full alert.
Sunday afternoon, her boat Frontex found two boats with a total of 166 occupants. The 49 were transferred to Gavdos, while the remaining 117 were driven to the port of Chora Sfakia.
Crete: Hundreds of immigrants within a few hours – “island in siege” or Gavdos
Earlier, there was a rescue of 71 people from her ship Frontex and another 38 from a patrol of the Port Southwest of the island.
The new wave is being added to the arrivals of the previous days: over 250 people arrived in Gavdos on Saturday, while 277 immigrants were rescued on Friday.
Overall, according to local authorities, more than 450 people stayed in Gavdos yesterday. From Sunday morning, their gradual transfer to Chora Sfakia began and then to the exhibition area of Agia, where 561 people are already housing.
The situation in the hospitality is marginal, with the Port Authority of the Port Authority warning that the conditions are “dangerous and unacceptable”.