According to the Government sources, there were 49.085 refugees stranded in Greece on March, 23d.
There were 3.890 people stranded in the islands – 1.481 in Lesvos, 857 in Samos, 1.292 in Chios, 63 in Kos, 71 in Rodos and 126 in Kastellorizo.
The Government reports 13.850 in Attica – 1.971 in Schisto, 712 in Eleonas, 1.180 in Elleniko Baseball camp, 1.580 in Elleniko Hockey camp, 1.431 at the Elleniko Terminal, 135 in Agios Andreas, 984 in Malakasa, 405 in Lavrio agrotiki camp, 358 in Lavrio asylum centre and 5.094 in Piraeus.
The same source reports 2.933 people in Central Greece – 735 in Ritsona, 387 in Thermopylae, 191 in Trikala, 390 in Larissa, 1.129 in Koutsochero and 101 in Aerino.
Finally, the Government reports 28.412 in Northern Greece – 12.000 in Idomeni, 2.253 in Diavata, 329 in Thessaloniki (port), 3.863 in Cherso, 1.250 in EKO-Polykastro, 3.515 in Nea Kavala, 214 in Eleftheroupoli, 734 in Nea Karvali, 479 in Drama, 421 in Kozani, 162 in Konitsa, 190 in Paralia Skotinas, 95 in Kalivia Varikou (Nireas camp), 660 in Filippiada, 210 in Doliana, 1045 in Katsikas and 992 in Giannitsa. The number of new arrivals on the islands in 24h period until 07:30 AM on Wednesday was 260 of which 207 on Lesvos and 53 on Kastellorizo. Today, 41 refugees arrived on the north shore of Lesvos.
On the 22-23d of March, there were 81 new arrivals to Chios. This shows that, while all Chios camps were frantically emptied over the weekend in a bid to clean the islands, refugees and boats will continue coming. Volunteers of “Action from Switzerland” conclude that it might be a while before we see any obvious changes in the route, thus they will continue to aid refugees, alongside the Chios Eastern Shore Response Team and Salvamento Marítimo Humanitario. There have also been 53 new arrivals to Samos on March, 21, and 24 during the night on March, 22nd. An estimated number of refugees at the Samos camp today is more than 600. On March, 22nd, 337 refugees took the ferry from Samos to Athens. 54 more people arrived to Kastellorizo island, making the total number of refugees on the island 124. The island has no camp, so refugees are largely on the streets. The situation is appalling. On the 22nd of March, 81 new arrivals to Vial, no-one arrived to the camp.
