A Danish volunteer in Molyvos today proudly told me that the 2 palettes & box of supplies were independently financedpic.twitter.com/FlahBOh0wm
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Some weeks ago, this activity was illegal, there were no buses & majority walked to Mytilene. Impediments still exist but ppl do it anyway.
Scavengers squabble over the engines but don't keep up their end of the bargain to clean up the beaches afterwardspic.twitter.com/saMltUtCFW
I didn't see scavengers once help refugees, or even offer them water. But I did see one wade in & rip out the engine before the boat landed.
Lesvos would benefit much if a practical, even profitable, way could be found to collect & reuse the discarded life jackets & deflated boats
Scavenging could be beneficial if done ethically (beaches would be cleaned, and engines may pollute), but ethical scavengers are a minority.
The scavenging issue is an aspect of the refugee/local socioeconomical system, not the most important one. How to shelter & feed people is.
Scavengers' early detection for boats is on the ball, but they don't notify the activists, spread thin over the coastpic.twitter.com/SFtpQVd4z8
Finding a way to keep beaches clean would deflate racism, too, as one local demonstrated (until I reminded him how Greeks treat beaches)
As the weather turns cold, refugees will need indoor shelters, heaters, actual showers. Protection from rain/wind is virtually non-existent.
Believing that bad weather will stop refugee arrivals is a fallacy. 15 boats arrived today, 7 drowned yday, sea already choppy last few days
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