STAGGERING footage shows beachgoers pushing a boat packed with illegal migrants back off a Greek tourist beach after it arrived from Libya.

The asylum seekers in the dinghy attempted to land on Sarakiniko beach - but were dramatically opposed by the locals determined to block their path.

Footage shows people on the beach pushing away the boat with their hands in a bid to stop the illegal migrants from entering.

It comes as Greece fights back to tackle a surge in migrant arrivals at its southern borders this year.

The country's parliament recently passed a law to toughen penalties for rejected asylum seekers and expedite their returns to their home countries, the DailyMail reports.

As 50,000 migrants have poured into Britain in small boats, European nations are cracking down and se

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