48,000 refugees in five days in Greece

48,000 refugees in five days in Greece


The number of arrivals of refugees and migrants arrived in Greece soared to 48,000 in just five days until October 21, bringing the number of refugees arriving in Europe through the Mediterranean at 681.000, announced yesterday by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM ).

"Despite deteriorating weather, about 48,000 immigrants and refugees have passed through Turkey to the Greek islands, with about 9,600 people a day crossing the sea during the last five days," said IOM, referring to the largest number of arrivals It recorded over a week this year.

Mytilene continues to receive the largest number of refugees and migrants, which in the last five days reached the island 27 276 refugees.

The same period in Chios arrived 9.750 refugees and noted that while the island greeted about 300 refugees a day during the peak of summer, suddenly last week the island was faced with 2,000 arrivals a day.

According to IOM, the number of deaths of refugees at sea also increased during this last periodou.Parallila the regional coordinator of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Amin Awad, said the Russian air attacks and the growing battles around Aleppo in Syria caused a "dynamic displacement", with around 30,000 displaced people, but it brought both refugees leaving the country.

He stressed that the number of internally displaced Syria declined from 7.6 million people to 6.3 million, a decrease that can be attributed to refugee flows to Europe, and the fact that many are not counted.

Mexico: Fears of flooding from Hurricane "Patricia"


Earlier the president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto said that Hurricane Hurricane Patricia, who hit the Mexican coast in the Pacific and was announced as the strongest in history, caused "less significant" damage than expected.

"The first information confirm that the damage is less than expected by a hurricane of this magnitude," said Peña Nieto in a televised message to the nation. "However, it is important that people remain in shelters. We can also reduce the alert level. I insist, the most dangerous part of the storm has not yet arrived in our territory. " The president warned that Patricia will cause heavy rains on the coast in the Pacific, but also in the central and northeastern states.

Within hours, the storm that turned the most powerful hurricane ever with winds that reached 325 km. Per hour, raising fears of a major disaster the moment of his arrival in Mexico.

The hurricane hit the coast of Mexico with destructive winds uprooted trees, swept away cars and forced thousands of residents and tourists to abandon their homes and seaside resorts. No casualties were reported. The Patricia weakened after it entered the Mexican coast, but remained in Category 5 as it winds blowing at a speed of 270 km. Per hour. The hurricane hit of sparsely populated coastline near the popular seaside destination of Puerto Vallarta, where 15,000 tourists were taken to shelters to protect themselves from the torrential rains and strong winds.

There were floods in parts of the city, although it escaped the fiercest part of the very strong storm.

Hurricane Patricia was more powerful than Typhoon Haiyan left behind 7,350 dead and missing in the Philippines in November 2013.

Hurricane Patricia caused damage "less significant than anticipated, Mexico

Hurricane Patricia caused damage "less significant than anticipated, Mexico


Hurricane Patricia, who hit the Mexican coast in the Pacific and was announced as the strongest in history, caused "less significant" losses than anticipated, said early this morning the President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto.

"The first information confirm that the damage is less than expected by a hurricane of this magnitude," said Peña Nieto in a televised message to the nation. "However, it is important that people remain in shelters. We can also reduce the alert level. I insist, the most dangerous part of the storm has not yet arrived in our territory. " The President warned that Patricia will cause heavy rains on the coast in the Pacific, but also in the central and northeastern states.

Within hours, the storm that turned the most powerful hurricane ever with winds that reached 325 km. Per hour, raising fears of a major disaster the moment of his arrival in Mexico.

Patricia ouragan a causé des dommages "moins important que prévu, au Mexique

Patricia ouragan a causé des dommages "moins important que prévu, au Mexique


Patricia ouragan, qui a frappé la côte mexicaine du Pacifique et a été annoncé comme le plus fort dans l'histoire, a causé des pertes "moins importants que prévu", a déclaré ce matin le président du Mexique Enrique Peña Nieto.

"La première information confirment que les dommages sont moins que prévu par un ouragan de cette ampleur", a déclaré Peña Nieto dans un message télévisé à la nation. "Toutefois, il est important que les gens restent dans les abris. Nous pouvons également réduire le niveau d'alerte. Je tiens, la partie la plus dangereuse de la tempête n'a pas encore arrivés sur notre territoire ". Le président a averti que Patricia va provoquer de fortes pluies sur la côte du Pacifique, mais aussi dans les États du centre et du nord-est.

En quelques heures, la tempête qui a transformé l'ouragan le plus puissant jamais avec des vents qui ont atteint 325 km. Par heure, ce qui fait craindre une catastrophe majeure le moment de son arrivée au Mexique.

Hurricane Patricia verursachte Schäden "weniger bedeutend als erwartet, Mexiko

Hurricane Patricia verursachte Schäden "weniger bedeutend als erwartet, Mexiko


Hurricane Patricia, der den mexikanischen Küste im Pazifik getroffen und wurde als die stärkste in der Geschichte bekannt gegeben, verursacht "weniger wichtige" Verluste als erwartet, die am frühen Morgen der Präsident von Mexiko Enrique Peña Nieto.

"Das erste Informationen zu bestätigen, dass der Schaden geringer ist als durch einen Hurrikan in dieser Größenordnung erwartet", sagte Peña Nieto in einer im Fernsehen übertragenen Botschaft an die Nation. "Es ist jedoch wichtig, dass man in den Schutz bleiben. Wir können auch eine Verringerung der Warnstufe. Ich bestehe darauf, der gefährlichste Teil des Sturms noch nicht in unserem Gebiet angekommen. " Der Präsident warnte davor, dass Patricia wird schwere Regenfälle an der Küste im Pazifik führen, sondern auch in den zentralen und nordöstlichen Staaten.

Innerhalb von Stunden, der Sturm, wandte sich der mächtigste Hurrikan seit Beginn mit Winde, die 325 km erreicht. Pro Stunde wurden die Befürchtungen von einer Katastrophe größeren Ausmaßes in dem Moment seiner Ankunft in Mexiko.

Tz. Kerry: Konstruktivni razgovori o Siriji

Tz. Kerry: Konstruktivni razgovori o Siriji

Strani američki ministri, Rusija, Saudijska Arabija i Turska nisu uspjeli umanjiti razlike oko sudbine Sirijski predsjednik Bashar al-Assad tijekom razgovora održanih jučer u Beču, ističući, međutim, da se može napraviti novi sastanak za tjedan dana , u novi krug pregovora za okončanje sirijskog građanskog rata.

Ministri, u svojim izjavama novinarima nakon sastanka, istaknuo da su uspjeli premostiti osnovne neslaganje između Washingtona i njegovih saveznika, koji tvrde da je Assad nema budućnost u Siriji i Rusija su pokazali podršku u Syros Predsjednik, domaćin ga u Moskvi prošlog tjedna.

Nakon sastanka u trajanju od oko dva sata, Kerry je istaknuo temeljno neslaganje, ali je naglasio da je moguće postići rješenje, rekao može razgovore s šireg predstavljanja unutar sljedećeg tjedna. "Uvjeren sam, da je današnji sastanak bio konstruktivan i produktivan i uspio izroniti neke ideje da se ne ide na datum obavijesti, ali koje se nadam da imaju priliku da promijeni radikalno dinamiku", rekao je Kerry novinarima ,