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Refugee children play at a makeshift camp in Samos Island of Greece [Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency]
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A refugee kid is seen outside of a tent as they live in harsh conditions at makeshift camps in Samos Island of Greece on 9 October 2017 [Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency]
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Refugees live in harsh conditions at makeshift camps due to lack of capacity of proper refugee camps in Samos Island of Greece on 9 October, 2017 [Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency]
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Refugee children play at a makeshift camp in Samos Island of Greece [Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency]
![Refugees spend their time at a refugee center in Samos Island of Greece on 9 October, 2017 [Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_10_10-Refugees-crisis-in-Greece20171009_2_26186685_26645375.jpg?ssl=1 "Refugee crisis in Greece")
Refugees spend their time at a refugee center in Samos Island of Greece on 9 October, 2017 [Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency]
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Refugees live in harsh conditions at makeshift camps due to lack of capacity of proper refugee camps in Samos Island of Greece on 9 October, 2017 [Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency]
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Refugees live in harsh conditions at makeshift camps due to lack of capacity of proper refugee camps in Samos Island in Greece on 9 October, 2017 [Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency]
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Refugees play chess at a refugee center in Samos Island of Greece on 9 October, 2017 [Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency]
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