Scuffles on Lesvos between groups of irregular migrants

Guardian report profiles huge problems on Leros, says island ‘sinking’ by arriving third country nationals; showcases work of vols

More brawls were reported at the port of Lesvos (Lesbos) on Tuesday between third country nationals that landed on the island over recent days after disembarking from the opposite Turkish coast.

The reason, once again, were delays in processing the thousands of refugees/migrants/irregular migrants/undocumented migrants or just plain seekers of a better economic future in otherwise … austerity-plagued Europe.

According to reports, authorities on the island are processing Syrian nationals, particularly women and children, faster than other third world nationals, from places such as Afghanistan all the way to Bangladesh and all points in between.

Some 4,000 people that landed on the island want to board ships to Piraeus and then move on towards western Europe…

Meanwhile, this is how a Guardian camera crew and reporter viewed the deluge of mostly Middle Eastern and south Asia nationals that made it to the small island of Leros: