Turkey claims success with migrant deal as Angela Merkel visits refugee camp

The number of irregular crossings by migrants to Greece has dropped considerably, showing the Turkish-EU migrant deal is working, Turkey's prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.

Mr Davutoglu said today that, since the deal came into effect in March, around 130 crossings have been recorded per day. On some days, no refugees at all cross over to the Greek islands, he said.