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More refugees arrive on Greek islands amid overcrowding and water shortages
The hotspots on the Greek islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos and Leros are struggling to manage an increase in the number of refugees and migrants crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey in recent months.
Between January and August 2019, 25,590 people arrived by sea on the Greek islands, according to UNHCR. In August alone, 7,712 people arrived, more than double the number in the same month in 2018.
- Gemma Bird
- The Conversation
Arrivals have increased as conditions for refugees in Turkey, and a change in attitude towards those from Syria in particular, have led to …