Stranded in the Aegean
The Alarm Phone received various distress calls from those who reached Greek Islands and needed immediate support
Between the 2nd and the 8th of November, we witnessed another dramatic, sometimes deadly, week in the Aegean Sea. Once again, fishermen and others found bodies floating in the sea or washed up at the shores of Greek islands1. The arrivals on the Greek islands continue to be very high for the month of November. On most days of the week more than 3,000 and on two days more than 6,000 travellers arrived on the Greek islands.2 As those fleeing have no prospect for legal entry and with the winter months looming, they seize their last chance to cross to Europe, risking their lives on the dangerous crossing.