Refugee influx in the island of Lesbos

An Afghan carrying his child is walking the the 9 hour distance from Skala Sykaminias to the village of Moria where the First Reception Centre is located. 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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An Afghan carrying his child is walking the the 9 hour distance from Skala Sykaminias to the village of Moria where the First Reception Centre is located. 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.