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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.

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Photos by Camilla Q. Madsen

Newlyweds. They left Afghanistan after her family tried to force her to marry another man.

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.

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.

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.

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 

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.

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.

Mother and son resting after crossing the Aegean sea. The Turkish shore is in the background, six miles from the shore of Lesbos.

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