UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, mourns the death of six people in a highway accident in northern Greece earlier today, including refugees from the Middle East. Police said three children and the driver of the vehicle were among the dead. A further 10 people were injured, three of them seriously, and taken […]
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, mourns the death of six people in a highway accident in northern Greece earlier today, including refugees from the Middle East.
Police said three children and the driver of the vehicle were among the dead. A further 10 people were injured, three of them seriously, and taken to hospital in the nearby town of Kavala, according to reports, which said the vehicle was smuggling people into Greece. UNHCR hopes for the full recovery of the injured.
“This is a tragedy and we mourn the deaths,” said Sabine Waehning, who heads the UNHCR office in Thessaloniki. Refugees take great risks when placing themselves in the hands of smugglers. UNHCR warns against the risks of human smuggling and exploitation which inversely increase as legal pathways to other countries diminish.
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