over 1,000 migrants arrive in 1 day
ATHENS : Greek entered the country illegally by sea in a day,
bringing the five-month total to about 50,000-well above the full
number of migrant arrivals for all of 2014 .
Greece is a close second to Italy in migrant arrivals this year.
The coast guard says 670 people were rescued since early on Tuesday in the eastern Aegean Sea and south of Crete,where 263 people were found one small vessel.Another 361 were found on the island of Lesvos.About nine in 10 arrivals this year came from war-torn parts of the Middle East, principally syria, and Africa.
More than 100,000 have crossed the Mediterranean for Europe so far this year and around 2,000 died or are missing.AP