Refugee influx in the island of Lesbos

A pair of shoes left on the road between Mantamado and Mytilini. Most refugees land on the northern shores of the island and they walk for nine hours either to Mytilini port or to Moria First Reception Centre..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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A pair of shoes left on the road between Mantamado and Mytilini. Most refugees land on the northern shores of the island and they walk for nine hours either to Mytilini port or to Moria First Reception Centre..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.