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A group of young men dispose of their life jackets as their rubber dinghy makes it to shore in Molyvos, Greece. June 16, 2015
A group of young men dispose of their life jackets as their rubber dinghy makes it to shore in Molyvos, Greece. June 16, 2015

During the Greek financial crisis, local volunteers and tourists help fill the gaps from a cash-strapped central government dealing with migrants arriving by boat.

This story was shot on assignment for The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/08/greek-island-refugee-crisis-local-people-and-tourists-rally-round-migrants

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Migrants, including women and children, search for a way to dry land after their rubber dinghy makes land fall on near Molyvos, Lesvos, Greece. June 16, 2015
Migrants, including women and children, search for a way to dry land after their rubber dinghy makes land fall on near Molyvos, Lesvos, Greece. June 16, 2015
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A man helps a woman and child climb a cliff after their rubber dinghy made landfall on the Greek island of Lesbos.
A man helps a woman and child climb a cliff after their rubber dinghy made landfall on the Greek island of Lesbos.
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Nessima, 20, from Afghanistan traveled alone from Afghanistan to Greece. She awaits her registration paperwork at a makeshift camp run by volunteers in Molyvos. June 16, 2015
Nessima, 20, from Afghanistan traveled alone from Afghanistan to Greece. She awaits her registration paperwork at a makeshift camp run by volunteers in Molyvos. June 16, 2015
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A boy rests after applying medication to his feet. They were cut on the rocks as his rubber dinghy made land fall in Lesvos, Greece.
A boy rests after applying medication to his feet. They were cut on the rocks as his rubber dinghy made land fall in Lesvos, Greece.
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Afghan women migrants under a plastic tarp tent set up by local volunteers from Molyvos near the harbor. June 16, 2015
Afghan women migrants under a plastic tarp tent set up by local volunteers from Molyvos near the harbor. June 16, 2015
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Ola a Syrian woman, and her austistic daughter, ZouZou at the Pipka informal camp. They are awaiting their official registration paperwork from the Greek government. June 16, 2015
Ola a Syrian woman, and her austistic daughter, ZouZou at the Pipka informal camp. They are awaiting their official registration paperwork from the Greek government. June 16, 2015
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A migrant family from Kobani, Syria at the Pipka informal camp in Mytilini, Lesvos Greece. June 16, 2015
A migrant family from Kobani, Syria at the Pipka informal camp in Mytilini, Lesvos Greece. June 16, 2015
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A migrant family from Kobani, Syria at the Pipka informal camp in Mytilini, Lesvos Greece. June 16, 2015
A migrant family from Kobani, Syria at the Pipka informal camp in Mytilini, Lesvos Greece. June 16, 2015
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Children gather round a fire to make tea in Karetepe, an emergency camp run by the municipality on the Greek island of Lesvos. The municipality opned the camp to respond to the influx of migrants on the island. June 16, 2015.
Children gather round a fire to make tea in Karetepe, an emergency camp run by the municipality on the Greek island of Lesvos. The municipality opned the camp to respond to the influx of migrants on the island. June 16, 2015.
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Afghan migrants await a delivery of food to the open camp on the island of Lesvos. The emergency camp was opened by the municipality on the Greek island in response to the influx of migrants on to the island. June 16, 2015
Afghan migrants await a delivery of food to the open camp on the island of Lesvos. The emergency camp was opened by the municipality on the Greek island in response to the influx of migrants on to the island. June 16, 2015
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Clothes hang to dry along the fence at municipality run open camp Karatepe on the Greek island of Lesvos. Mostly Afghan migrants inhabit the camp awaiting official registeration paperwork by the Greek government. June 16, 2015
Clothes hang to dry along the fence at municipality run open camp Karatepe on the Greek island of Lesvos. Mostly Afghan migrants inhabit the camp awaiting official registeration paperwork by the Greek government. June 16, 2015
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Children play outside the toilets for the Karatepe emergency camp. A sign shows the proper way to use and keep the toilets clean. Karatepe camp was set up by the municipality on a disused driving test lot. June 16, 2015
Children play outside the toilets for the Karatepe emergency camp. A sign shows the proper way to use and keep the toilets clean. Karatepe camp was set up by the municipality on a disused driving test lot. June 16, 2015
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A woman and child wait for a turn on the only toilets erected for the emergency camp Karetepe. The emergency camp was set up in response to the influx of migrants on the Greek island of Lesvos. June 16, 2015
A woman and child wait for a turn on the only toilets erected for the emergency camp Karetepe. The emergency camp was set up in response to the influx of migrants on the Greek island of Lesvos. June 16, 2015
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Afghan women wash clothes at an open tap in the Karatepe emergency camp. The camp was opened on a disused driving practice lot in order to respond to the influx of migrants on the Greek island of Lesvos. June 16, 2015.
Afghan women wash clothes at an open tap in the Karatepe emergency camp. The camp was opened on a disused driving practice lot in order to respond to the influx of migrants on the Greek island of Lesvos. June 16, 2015.
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The remains of a rubber dinghy on the beach include life jackets of all sizes, wet clothes and a slashed dinghy. June 16, 2015
The remains of a rubber dinghy on the beach include life jackets of all sizes, wet clothes and a slashed dinghy. June 16, 2015
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