
Furious holidaymakers waded into the turquoise shallows off Greece's remote Gavdos island, shoving a migrant dinghy back out to sea while chanting 'go home', as the idyllic 70-person outpost buckled under an unprecedented surge of arrivals from Libya.
On 14 September 2025, viral footage captures locals blocking the vessel on Sarakiniko beach, fuelling a migrant crisis that has locals decrying newcomers for 'only partying' and turning their 70-person haven into a chaotic hotspot.