Greece -  Migrant and refugee arrivals in Europe in 2016 yesterday reached an estimated 83,201, with some 77,303 of those arriving in the Greek islands from Turkey, according to International Organization for Migration.

The number of arrivals in Greece by sea has fallen in February due to bad weather. An estimated 5,110 migrants arrived in the first ten days of February, compared to 72,193 in the whole of January.

Last weekend’s high winds and low temperatures, which saw ferry services to the islands diverted due to rough seas, resulted in a dramatic drop in the number of migrants risking their lives trying to reach Greece.

IOM Greece staff say that only 84 migrants and refugees arrived on the islands from Turkey on February 5th and just seven on February 6th.

According to Greek police, some 44 per cent of January arrivals were Syrian, 27 per cent Afghan, and 17 per cent Iraqi. All three nationalities have been allowed to leave Greece and enter the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on route to Western Europe. The remaining 12 per cent included large numbers of Pakistanis and Iranians. Some 44 per cent of the arrivals were men, 22 per cent women and 34 per cent children. 

Mediterranean Developments

Arrivals by sea and deaths 1st January – 11th February 2016

*Data for Greece is provided by IOM Greece and Greek authorities.
*Data for Italy is provided by the Italian Ministry of Interior.

Arrivals by sea and deaths in the Mediterranean - TOTAL 2015

ARRIVALS BY SEA IN GREECE 2016

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http://missingmigrants.iom.int/sites/default/files/Mediterranean_Update_12_February_2016.pdf

For latest arrivals and fatalities in the Mediterranean, please visit: http://migration.iom.int/europe
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For further information please contact IOM Greece. Daniel Esdras, Tel: +30 210 9912174, Email:  iomathens@iom.int or Kelly Namia, Tel: +302109919040, Email: knamia@iom.int. Or Flavio Di Giacomo at IOM Italy, Tel: +39 347 089 8996, Email: fdigiacomo@iom.int. Or Ivona Zakoska at IOM Skopje, Tel: +389 2 30 88 100, Ext. 133, Email: izakoska@iom.int. Or IOM Geneva, Leonard Doyle, Tel: +41-792857123, Email: ldoyle@iom.int, or Joel Millman, Tel: + 41 79 103 87 20, Email: jmillman@iom.int.