The Refugee Crisis in Greece in Numbers and Startling Photos

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The Refugee Crisis in Greece in Numbers and Startling Photos

125,000: Number of migrant/refugees who have arrived in Greece between January and July 2015

17,800: Number of migrant/refugees who arrived in Greece the same time period in 2014

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61,636: Arrivals on Lesvos between January and July 2015

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34,367: Arrivals on Dodecanese Islands (including Kos) between January and July 2015

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21,925: Arrivals on Chios between January and July 2015

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14,604: Arrivals on Samos between January and July 2015

2,092: Arrivals on Crete between January and July 2015

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2,500: Number of people the ferryboat Eleftherios Venizelos will hold on Kos to alleviate the problems on the island due to overcrowding

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3: Number of minutes of video footage from a Syrian tank’s go pro camera to understand why so many Syrians are fleeing their country

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