Refugee influx in the island of Lesbos

Refugees at the port of Molyvos, Lesbos island, forming a queue at a soup kitchen organised by locals. The people of Lesbos island, many of whom come from families that were refugees themselves, provide meals and cloths for the refugees everyday. Everyday hundreds of refugees, mainly from Syria and Afghanistan, are crossing in small overcrowded inflatable boats the 6 mile channel from the Turkish coast to the island of Lesbos in Greece.

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Refugees at the port of Molyvos, Lesbos island, forming a queue at a soup kitchen organised by locals. The people of Lesbos island, many of whom come from families that were refugees themselves, provide meals and cloths for the refugees everyday. Everyday hundreds of refugees, mainly from Syria and Afghanistan, are crossing in small overcrowded inflatable boats the 6 mile channel from the Turkish coast to the island of Lesbos in Greece.