A ferry carrying 1,749 refugees and migrants docked in Piraeus, seven miles south of Athens, on Tuesday night; 2,500 more were expected to arrive on Wednesday morning, the BBC reports The new arrivals will continue to put pressure on Greece, which state officials’ insist lacks to means to cope. Of the 160,000 migrants who have landed on Greek shores thus far this year, 23,000 arrived last week alone, prompting President Prokopis Pavlopoulos to reach out to his fellow European leaders for assistance, the BBC says. Greece is a major terminal for refugees from the Middle East, who frequently begin their journeys across Europe after arriving via ferry at ports near Athens or other Greek cities.

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