The whole village is proud of what we did,” said Theano Laoumis, who helps run the To Kyma taverna.
On the taverna’s beach, refugee dinghies had landed in an unceasing stream. “You didn’t know who to save first, there were so many people. But we did save them.
It was only natural. That should bring good publicity, not bad.”
The drop in business has hit Lesbos as Greece has struggled to emerge from a lengthy economic crisis.
Some are bitter that the refugee tide has added to their woes.
Now Greek island of Lesbos suffers migrant influx