Number of asylum seekers hosted at Kara Tepe falls below 1,500

For the first time since the opening of Kara Tepe camp in Mytilene the number of asylum seekers hosted in the camp falls below 1,500.

According to Migration and Asylum Ministry official data, on Friday 8 April the number of asylum seekers hosted in Kara Tepe was 1.480, Another 155 people are hosted at structures for minors while no asylum seekers are hosted in apartments in the town of Mytilene.

The number of asylum seekers hosted on Chios island is 305 while 386 are hosted on Samos.

The total number of persons hosted on the islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos and Leros, is 2,876.

AMNA