Refugee influx in the island of Lesbos

A group of Syrian refugees celebrating their rescue after their have been given temporary traveling documents onboard the Lesbos to Piraeus boat. The boat was full of refugees heading to mainland Greece. 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 group of Syrian refugees celebrating their rescue after their have been given temporary traveling documents onboard the Lesbos to Piraeus boat. The boat was full of refugees heading to mainland Greece. 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.