Lesbos: a gateway to Europe
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We take a dawn flight into Mitilini on the Island of Lesbos, which is one of the entry points into Europe for migrants coming from Africa and Afghanistan. At its narrowest point, it’s 4 km from Turkey. Almost every night, dinghies and small motor boats ferry people across the channel. For migrants entering Europe illegally, the country that they land in has the responsibility to house them or repatriate them. That’s quite a task for Lesbos, and until last year, migrants were rounded up and taken to a side street above the sun soaked villas overlooking the harbour in Mitilini.
admin @ February 13, 2010