At least 1,100 approved asylum seekers have been transferred off Lesvos island between March 23 and April 13, the Migration & Asylum Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, according to ANA.
Authorities are continuing their efforts for the decongestion of the island, which has faced the brunt of migration waves over the last years. On April 12, registered migrants at the temporary Kara Tepe refugee site totaled 5,938, the lowest recorded number of residents there so far in many months. Another 885 people are housed at the municipal facility in Kara Tepe that is scheduled to shut down at the end of April.
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