Migrants flock to Europe in peak numbers, getting stuck in Greece

Photos: Migrant crisis: The first steps

Refugees and migrants onboard a dinghy approach the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on Sunday, January 3.

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A man carries a child to the shore on January 3.

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Men hug each other on the beach shortly after crossing the Aegean Sea on Sunday, January 10.

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A volunteer walks along the seaside holding a child on January 3.

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Refugees are helped as they reach the shore on January 3.

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Refugees wrap themselves with thermal blankets as they sit on a beach shortly arriving on Lesbos on January 3.

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Piles of life jackets used by refugees and migrants to cross the Aegean Sea from the Turkish coast remain stacked on the shore of Lesbos on Thursday, January 7.

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A woman holds a child on the beach after arriving in Lesbos on January 3.

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Refugees walk on January 10 in front of graffiti outside a registering center in the village of Moria on Lesbos.

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Men from Pakistan try to keep warm next to a makeshift fire outside a registration center in Moria on Friday, January 1.

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Volunteers rush to help refugees and migrants as they arrive on the shore of Lesbos on January 3.

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