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Migrants cross the Maritsa river on their way to the Greek border, near Edirne, Turkey, Tuesday, March. 3, 2020. Migrants and refugees hoping to enter Greece from Turkey appeared to be fanning out across a broader swathe of the roughly 200-kilometer-long land border Tuesday, maintaining pressure on the frontier after Ankara declared its borders with the European Union open. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Migrants cross the Maritsa river on their way to the Greek border, near Edirne, Turkey, Tuesday, March. 3, 2020. Migrants and refugees hoping to enter Greece from Turkey appeared to be fanning out across a broader swathe of the roughly 200-kilometer-long land border Tuesday, maintaining pressure on the frontier after Ankara declared its borders with the European Union open. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

March 7, 2020

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Greek villagers enlisted to catch migrants at Turkey border
March 7, 2020 3:16 a.m.

Greek villagers enlisted to catch migrants at Turkey border

AMORIO, Greece (AP) — Over the years, villagers who live near Greece's border with Turkey got used to seeing small groups of people enter their country illegally. The Greek residents often offered the just-arrived newcomers a bite to eat and directed them to the nearest police or railway station.