THE Greek authorities on Lesbos arrested 25 Afghan refugees, including 17 children, on the island of Lesbos on Monday before setting them adrift in the Aegean Sea in a lifeboat, a charity warned yesterday.

After surviving the dangerous crossing from Turkey and reaching Lesbos on Sunday afternoon, the 25 hid in the woods and eventually made contact with Norwegian NGO Aegean Boat Report (ABR), which monitors and records the treatment of refugees trying to reach Greece.

“We are all wet. We don’t have clothes … We need help, please help us,” an audibly upset woman says in a voice message to and shared by Aegean Boat Report.