Greece has witnessed a significant increase in migrant arrivals over the past two days, with more than 230 people reaching its shores through small boats.
This surge comes as the Greek government anticipates a potential rise in migratory flows due to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
One notable development is the emergence of a new, riskier migration route from eastern Libya to Greece’s southern mainland.
This route, longer than the traditional Turkey-Greece crossing, has seen nearly half of the recent arrivals.
The Greek coast guard rescued 75 migrants from a disabled boat south of Crete, who had departed from eastern Libya.
Additionally, 38 people who had left Benghazi were found on the southern mainland, marking a rare occurrence.
While the majority of arrivals continue to land on the eastern Aegean islands, the increasing number of migrants from Libya highlights the evolving dynamics of migration patterns in the region.