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Helena Smith in Athens

UNBELIEVABLE: Cyprus calls for eu help to manage record syrian migration from lebanon - The Untold Story

Migrants are rescued in Mediterranean waters east of Cape Greco in south-eastern Cyprus.
Last week 15 boats carrying 800 people made the 10-hour journey from Lebanon to Cyprus. Photograph: Joint Rescue Coordination Centre/AFP/Getty Images

The EU must help Cyprus deal with record numbers of Syrian migrants from Lebanon, the island’s government says.

Before a visit to Beirut to discuss the emergency on Monday, Cyprus’s interior minister appealed for support from Brussels, saying the country’s reception facilities were at breaking point.

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