Child dies as migrants rush to cross Greek-Turkish border
A child died when a boat full of migrants heading to a Greek island capsized Monday, part of a wave of thousands trying to push through Greece’s land and sea borders.
Greek Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis said his nation faced “an organized invasion from a foreign country.”“Turkey is making use of innocent people in its efforts to destabilize Greece and Europe,” he told state ERT TV. In the 24 hours until Monday morning, 977 people crossing on boats reached Greek islands near the Turkish coast, the coast guard said.
Turkey eased its border restrictions amid a Russian-backed Syrian government offensive into northwestern Syria’s Idlib province, which has killed dozens of Turkish troops and sent nearly a million additional Syrian civilians fleeing toward Turkey’s sealed border. “I understand that the Turkish government and President Erdogan expect more from Europe,” Merkel said. But it is “fully unacceptable that that is now being put on the backs of refugees,” she said.
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