Almost 1,000 refugees rescued by Greek coast guard since Friday

Greece’s coast guard has rescued 922 people over the past three days as they attempted to reach eastern Aegean islands from the nearby Turkish coast.

The coast guard said the refugees were picked up in 32 search and rescue operations from Friday morning to Monday morning off the islands of Lesbos, Chios, Samos, Agathonissi, Kalymnos, Kalolimnos, Kos, Symi and Rhodes.