A Greek Coast Guard officer (R) gestures at Syrian refugees rescued at open sea as they dock at the port of Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Greece asked its European partners on Monday for help implementing a deal with Turkey meant to stem an influx of migrants into Europe, as hundreds more - many unaware of the new rules - streamed from their boats onto Greek islands.
For months the epicentre of Europe's biggest migrant crisis since World War Two, Greece is struggling to effect the logistics operation needed to process asylum applications from hundreds of migrants still arriving daily along its shoreline.
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