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ATHENS Leon Draisaitl Jersey , March 7 (Xinhua) -- Despite six years of recession and tough austerity measures, Greek citizens have not turned their backs on stranded migrants and refugees who have been trapped in the country and cannot continue their journey to western Europe due to border restrictions along the Balkan route.
More than 12,000 people responded to the call of the NGO ""Social Solidarity Network"" in Athens on Sunday to donate goods to assist refugees, with compassion prevailing once more time in the debt-ridden country.
Syntagma square in the center of the Greek capital transformed until late in the evening into a big open warehouse where priority items were gathered for refugees. The response to the event, which was organized through social media, came as a surprise to the network as well.
""The response of people was overwhelming. They kept arriving with bags in their hands throughout the day. More than 200 volunteers were in the area to help them Throwback Edmonton Oilers Jerseys ,"" a volunteer member of the network told Xinhua on Monday.
Elders and young couples with babies in prams, even people in wheelchairs, went to the meeting point to contribute to the donation drive.
A chain of volunteers sorted through all the goods gathered, from sleeping bags and rain gear, to baby carriers and blankets.
Social Solidarity Network had posted on social media a detailed list with first-aid necessities such as gauze and tongue depressors, as well as basic medicines Custom Edmonton Oilers Jerseys , disposable cutlery and food containers to be distributed to two refugee reception centers set up recently at Piraeus Port and at the former Athens airport premises at Ellinikon on the capital's southern coast.
""Bankrupt Greece shows its humanity, but where is Europe?"" 55-year-old Katerina wondered as she donated clothes and blankets for the refugees.
Dimitris, who came with his friend after seeing a post on social media, left a bag with six kilos of pasta and rice.
""It is the least we can do for these people who had to leave their country due to war and start over again putting theirs and their children's lives into danger for a better future. We should all have a chance to a better life,"" he told Xinhua.
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""Greeks are particularly sensitive to the suffering of this fragile group, because we know from our parents and grandparents what being a refugee means. Thousands of Greek families have experienced this pain in the past. In 1923, Greeks in Minor Asia had to leave their homes and relocate to Greece due to the war. And later on, several Greeks migrated to Germany, America, or Australia to find a job and a better future for their family Edmonton Oilers Jerseys For Sale ,"" she explained a few hours ahead of the EU-Turkey summit in Brussels that will decide the fate of thousands of refugees and migrants today.
Greece has been under increasing pressure in recent months to stem the influx of people arriving from Turkey, in addition to handling the other thorny issue -- its debt crisis.
More than 30,000 people have been stuck in Greece over the past three weeks, according to official estimates by the Greek government.
Over 14,000 people are waiting to enter the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) at the Idomeni border crossing, 3 Cheap Edmonton Oilers Jerseys ,500 migrants and refugees are housed in Piraeus port terminals and another 15,000 in various hospitality facilities across Greece.
Meanwhile, the flows from Turkey to the Greek islands stand at approximately 1,000 people on average every day, according to the latest data from the Greek Coast Guard.
As the government steps up efforts to find accommodation for the refugees, Greek deputy migration minister Yannis Mouzalas predicts that the number of people stranded in Greece could exceed 70 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Oilers Jersey ,000 by April.
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Their piercing blue eyes and striking monochrome fur have made white tigers a sought after attraction all over the world.
But wildlife charities have revealed the ugly truth behind the stunning creatures.
White tigers are so rare in the wild that those in today's zoos and attractions are a result of generations of inbreeding - leading to horrific deformities, Big Cat Rescue reports.
Only one in every 10,000 wild tigers are born with leucism - a lack of pigment in the fur which creates the distinctive white and black coats, and blue eyes.
The condition is linked with a series of health problems - exacerbated by intense breeding programs.
Many born in captivity have immune deficiencies and are cross-eyed, while some are born with neurological issues Oscar Klefbom Oilers Jersey , cleft palates, bulging eyes and other facial deformities.
Even healthy white tigers are unable to be released into the wild again as their white coats make it impossible to hunt without being noticed.
Kenny the tiger was just two years old when he was rescued from a private breeder in Arkansas by Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in 2000.
Born with a short snout, broad face and teeth jutting out at separate angles, he was being kept in a filthy enclosure as he was not pretty enough to sell.
The team also rescued an orange Benghal tiger named Willie, which had crossed eyes, and was believed to have been Kenny's brother.
Both tigers' deformities are thought to have stemmed from generations of inbreeding.
'These are not a species Kailer Yamamoto Oilers Jersey , they are not endangered, they don't need to be saved, they shouldn't exist,' Susan Bass, PR representative for the Florida sanctuary Big Cat Rescue (BCR), told The Dodo.
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