Nearly 400 migrants and refugees demonstrated this Sunday, October 29, at the port of Rhodes island in Greece, disrupting traffic for at least four hours, to demand their immediate transfer to another location in the country, guards reported. Greek coasts.
A tense situation in Greece. While still stuck on the island, around 400 migrants and refugees demonstrated in the port of Rhodes and demanded their departure to other cities in the country. The demonstrators disrupted traffic for more than four hours before they were dispersed by police.
In the afternoon, migrants in particular prevented one boat, the “Nissos Chios,” from leaving and another from docking. Most of them arrived in Greece after being rescued during the dangerous crossing of the Mediterranean and were transported to Rhodes to have their files processed. They requested to board the “Nissos Chios” in order to immediately transfer them from this island to more suitable reception structures or to the Greek mainland, according to the coast guard.
The port police conducted negotiations with the migrants for four hours. Finally, the “Nissos Chios” left the port without the migrants on board, Greek public broadcaster ERT reported.
Places for all migrants in Rhodes
Greek Migration Ministry sources assured that as many places as necessary have been provided in its reception centers for the registration and accommodation of all migrants on the island, while Rhodes does not have its own accommodation structures. “Welcome.” According to these sources, “regular transfers from the island” are organized under the supervision of the police and coast guard.
According to official data, 10,790 migrants and refugees arrived in Greece in the first eight months of 2023, twice as many as in the same period last year (5,216).