The number of refugees and migrants on the island of Lesbos has dropped below 5,000 for the first time in 2016, the Migration & Asylum Ministry said on Tuesday, ANA reports.
In the figures released, the ministry said there are 4,994 people on the North Aegean island that bore the brunt of migration flows. Of these, 4,441 live in the temporary facilities of Kara Tepe, 134 are unaccompanied minors, 412 live in apartments under the Hestia plan, and 7 are detained by authorities.
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