Refugees and migrants are scattered all across this island. They wash their clothes on the beach below the crumbling ramparts of a 1,400-year-old castle that once defended Lesbos. They camp in tents in the parks. At night, they trudge past bars and restaurants where Greeks drink ouzo and dine on grilled fish.
But the wave of migrants washing up on these shores display a level of tech savvy coordination that has caught even veteran aid workers by surprise.
“There’s a lot of technology… the level of organization that I see here in this context is new,” said Alessandra Morelli, an official with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees with experience working in previous humanitarian crises.
“When they arrive, they know exactly where they have to go, who they have to talk to. They know what to buy,” she explained. “Facebook indeed is playing an incredible role.”
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