“Bell” port for refugees in Piraeus

At least 631 immigrants and refugees, departed yesterday from the port of… Piraeus for centers of temporary accommodation in Kyllini, Ioannina, greece and Pieria, while to 5.350 total the number of persons staying in the passenger stations of the PPA.
In the morning at the port of Piraeus sailed the passenger ferry “Ariadne” 27 immigrants and refugees from Mytilene and the passenger “Preveli” with 5 people from the Dodecanese islands.
Last night sailed into the harbour of Piraeus, the passenger ferry “Nissos Mykonos” from Chios, Mytilene, and Samos with 33 people.
In the meantime, in an announcement of the Panhellenic Federation of Staff Associations Coast guard, on the occasion of the riots between immigrants and refugees that occurred Thursday in the morning, stresses: “the prolonged stay of many people, of different nationalities, sexes and ages in one room inappropriate risks”.
“We were notified and promptly sounded the alarm because the cases of attacks, beatings, and tensions between groups of immigrants had begun almost from the first day of the creation of this draft and sought-after reservation in the wrong place, as it is the largest port in the country” is underlined in the communication from the ΠΟΕΠΛΣ.
The Federation of port wonders, also, what’s the worst need to happen, in order to take measures for the safety and protection of refugees, and port, passengers and professionals that move to the premises of the port, while calling on political and military leadership of the ministry of Shipping and all the competent bodies to intensify their efforts for the transportation of these people in the appropriate places.