- Greek police said on Monday afternoon (15 August) they had located 38 Syrian refugees in the Lavara area of Evros, among them one pregnant woman and seven children.
- After leaving Bulgaria, the river divides Greece from Turkey and is relatively easy to cross in some areas between the two countries.
- Earlier, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) charity and other organisations had called for the immediate evacuation of 39 refugees from the islet.
Greece locates refugees in Evros, trapped for days between Greece, Turkey
