Greece was on a state of alert Sunday as it faced an influx of thousands of migrants seeking to cross the border from
Turkey, with locals fearing a new
immigration crisis.
"This is an invasion," said Giorgos Karampatzakis, mayor of Marassia village, a common border crossing near the Evros River.
More than 13,000 migrants have gathered on the
Turkish side of the river which runs 200 kilometres (125 miles) along the frontier and separates them from Greece and therefore the European Union.