Migrant flows continue despite Greece's adverse weather conditions

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According to the Hellenic Coast Guard, at least 412 refugees and immigrants arrived on various islands of the eastern Aegean by boat, despite the adverse weather conditions.

Official figures report that from Friday morning until the early hours of Monday, at least 162 refugees and immigrants arrived on Lesvos, another 109 disembarked on Farmakonissi, 96 reached Samos, 27 came to Chios, 10 to Pserimos and eight to Kos.

At the same time, on Saturday morning there was a search-and-rescue at Alexandroupoli, at the northeastern tip of the country, where the Coast Guard rescued another 39 migrants and refugees.

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