A migrant who arrived yesterday to Greece from Turkey dries his clothes as a family sit under a tree at the village of Skala Sikaminias, on the Greek island of Lesbos on Friday, March 6, 2020. Thousands of refugees and other asylum-seekers have tried to enter Greece from the land and sea in the week since Turkey declared its previously guarded gateways to Europe open. (AP Photo/Alexandros Michailidis)
March 7, 2020
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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.