Madhila wanayopata wastaafu kupata pension -

R.B · 2015-07-01T10:44:23+00:00

Show us the money! Pensioners push each other out of the way to collect their cash as Greece finally caves in to creditors' demands... and immediately asks for a hand-out as well Chaotic scenes outside Greek banks this morning as hundreds pushed and shoved in the hope of gaining entry Greek government ordered 1,000 banks to reopen to allow those without ATM cards to make small withdrawals Plan largely affects pensioners, with those who make it inside the banks allowed to take home a maximum of 120 Queues are snaking around the block in Athens this morning, however, as desperate pensioners fought in queues News comes as PM Alexis Tsipras is said to have finally bowed down to his creditors' demands for economic reform Tragedy: Pensioners try to enter a bank in Athens this morning after roughly 1,000 branches around the country were ordered to reopen Scuffles: Desperate pensioners push and shove one another as they try to obtain a priority ticket to enter a bank in Athens this morning Elbowing in: Late arrivals tried to bypass the first come first served system and push to the front of queues that often snaked around the block Chaos: Pensioners who do not own ATM cards argue with a bank employee as they line up to withdraw up to 120 from their pension funds Clambering: Pensioners are given priority tickets by a National Bank branch manager as they wait to receive part of their pensions in Athens Permission: A bank employee hands out priority tickets to desperate pensioners who plead with him to be allowed inside the building Scramble: Hundreds fight to obtain get a ticket that allows number to enter inside a bank in Athens earlier this morning While pensioners without ATM cards fought to be allowed inside, younger Greeks were able to make small withdrawals from cash machines Fighting: Scores of people push and fight for a ticket allowing them inside a bank in the Greek capital Athens earlier this morning Pushing: The lucky pensioners who eventually do make it inside the building will be allowed to withdraw up to 120 from the pension funds Helpless: The vast majority of those in the queue are elderly and need to enter the bank to make withdrawals as they do not own ATM cards Frail: A woman holds her elderly mother's hand as they walk among the chaos outside banks in Athens earlier this morning A woman joins the line outside a bank branch to withdraw pensions as a result of capital controls imposed by the Greek government Shoving: An elderly man clambers over his fellow Greek citizens as he fights to be allowed inside a bank in Athens this morning Pensioners without ATM cards queue outside a bank to cash up to 120 from their retirement cheques in Thessaloniki earlier today Giving up: A group of elderly men stand in line outside a bank in Athens earlier this morning, seemingly resigned to not making a withdrawal Crowds: Pensioners queue outside a National Bank branch, as banks only opened for the retired to allow them to cash up to 120 in Athens Control: A man talks to a police officer while waiting along with other pensioners in front of a National Bank branch earlier this morning Anger: Pensioners who do not own ATM cards argue with a bank employee as they line up to enter a bank to withdraw their money Lost in the crowd: Pensioners who do not own ATM cards line up outside a bank in Athens to withdraw part of their pensions Upset: A woman looks through a door of a National Bank branch as banks opened only for pensioners to allow their to get their pensions Carnage: Pensioners who do not own ATM cards line up outside a bank branch to withdraw part of their pensions today Pensioners without ATM cards queue outside a bank to cash up to 120 euro from their retirement cheques in Thessaloniki earlier this morning Anxious: Roughly 1,000 banks opened around Greece this morning to allow pensioners to receive a small part of their benefits Inundated: A National Bank employee is surrounded by desperate pensioners who beg him for priority tickets to enter a branch in Athens In need of assistance: Police officers help a man to enter a national bank branch in central Athens earlier this morning Opening the doors: A bank manager allows a small number of Greek pensioners into his branch in central Athens earlier this morning Lines: Pensioners stand in a queue outside a bank in Athens today, as about 1,000 branches around the country were ordered to reopen How did it come to this? A woman stands with her head in her hands in a display of total despair outside a bank in central Athens today A pensioner decides to leave the queue in Athens this morning, apparently without collecting the 120 he would have been able to withdraw No entry: An elderly woman appears to be arguing with a bank manager who has locked himself in his branch in Athens this morning Patience: Pensioners who do not own ATM cards line up to enter a bank branch to withdraw part of their pensions in Athens today Crush: A huge crowd of elderly men and women surge forward in the hope of being allowed to enter a bank and withdraw 120 Desperate: Anxious pensioners plead to be allowed inside the bank after being given priority tickets by a branch supervisor Squashed: An elderly women pokes her head between two men to argue with a bank employee charged with controlling the unruly crowds Penned in: An elderly woman waits outside the National Bank branch in Athens this morning, where she hope to withdraw her money Pensioners are given priority tickets by a National Bank branch manager (left) as they wait to receive part of their pensions in Athens today Rage: Pensioners who do not own ATM cards argue with a bank employee as they line up outside a branch in Athens earlier this morning Questioning: A man waits patiently in line as huge crowds descend on Athens' bank this morning in the hope of withdrawing their pensions Tears: An elderly man who does not own an ATM card appears to break down after leaving the crowds battling to enter an Athens bank

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Start date Jul 1, 2015

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