On the Isle of Lesbos December 10, 2015 scott carrier Interviews with refugees as they arrive on the beach, having crossed the Aegean Sea in rubber rafts. Donate Photos by Camilla Q. Madsen Newlyweds. They left Afghanistan after her family tried to force her to marry another man. When the boats reach the shore, children are lifted out first by volunteers. This girl is crying for her mother who is still in the boat. Children are wrapped in space blankets when they reach Lesbos because they are wet and cold from crossing the sea. Volunteers and journalists waiting for the boats to arrive. Some volunteers swim out to meet the boats. The volunteers create two lines and help each refugee out of the boat. Most of the people in the boat are Hazara from Afghanistan Little boy sitting on his life jacket next to his float and getting warm after reaching the shoreline a few minutes earlier. Mother and son resting after crossing the Aegean sea. The Turkish shore is in the background, six miles from the shore of Lesbos. Donate