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Greek,Turkish authorities ignore 29 people in distress
Greek and Turkish authorities have been accused of turning their back on 29 distressed people. Alarm Phone said the two governments shunned the distressed. People’s call for urgent medical help.
Alarm Phone in a statement condemning the Greek and Turkish governments’ action said: “in the #Evros region. A group of 29 people is stuck on an islet of the #Evros river, close to the village of Marasia. Despite their calls for urgent medical support, #Greek and #Turkish authorities refuse to help and claim the position is not on their respective territory.
“The people called #112 themselves, but no help arrived. What is #112 for? To contribute to border violence or to help people in distress? To authorities involved: Stop playing games, evacuate the people now – they reported several people in need of urgent medical assistance!”