Crisis. Here, the official eu Border Protection agency, frontex, is struggling to coordinate rescue efforts between the two countries. Troubled by stories of the refugees plight, a group of lifeguards left spain to volunteer in greece. Leaving behind their jobs on the glitzy atlantic beaches, they now face daily challenges they never imagined. Xabi aramburu knows that more rubber dinghies will arrive today. The northern tip of lesbos is just six nautical miles from the turkish coast. Hundreds of people have already drowned trying to reach the island. Thats why aramburu and his coworkers are keeping watch. Theyre lifeguards with the spanish volunteer organization proactiva, so they know what to look for. Xabi today is a hard day. The wind is strong. Its cold. You can see the choppy in the sea. And also there are rocks on the difficult sides. Like cliffs. Just two hours earlier, the proactiva team was called out to another emergency. A crowded rubber dinghy had run aground on a cliff. Wh
Here, the official eu Border Protection agency, frontex, is struggling to coordinate rescue efforts between the two countries. Troubled by stories of the refugees plight, a group of lifeguards left spain to volunteer in greece. Leaving behind their jobs on the glitzy atlantic beaches, they now face daily challenges they never imagined. Xabi aramburu knows that more rubber dinghies will arrive today. The northern tip of lesbos is just six nautical miles from the turkish coast. Hundreds of people have already drowned trying to reach the island. Thats why aramburu and his coworkers are keeping watch. Theyre lifeguards with the spanish volunteer organization proactiva, so they know what to look for. Xabi today is a hard day. The wind is strong. Its cold. You can see the choppy in the sea. And also there are rocks on the difficult sides. Like cliffs. Just two hours earlier, the proactiva team was called out to another emergency. A crowded rubber dinghy had run aground on a cliff. While aram