audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - On average 1,000 refugees are now arriving on the Greek islands every day creating an unprecedented emergency for Greece and other countries, the UN refugee agency reported. The increase in refugees arriving on Greece's Aegean islands is pushing an already faltering reception system to breaking point and is symptomatic of a failure by Europe's leaders to adequately address the refugee crisis, warned Amnesty International. Each month the humanitarian crisis, enflamed by Greece's financial disaster, worsens. More than 60,000 migrants who have arrived on the islands this year have minimal access to medical or humanitarian support and face crowded and squalid conditions in reception and detention centers, John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International's director for Europe and Central Asia, said. New arrivals, including children, face appalling reception conditions. Poor planning, ineffective use of EU funds and a hiring freeze crisis has left Greek authorities incapable of meeting the needs and protecting the rights of refugees.
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Jul 6, 2015 - Kara Tepe, Lesbos Island, Greece - A boat with refugees from Afghanistan and Syria arrives at the beach Skala Sikamineas. The Greek island Lesbos receives refugees every day, coming from the coastline in Turkey.
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Jul 6, 2015 - Mytiline, Lesbos Island, Greece - Afghan refugees walk from Skal Sikamineas to Kara Tepe a temporary refugee center outside the Mytiline, the islands largest town. The refugee center houses 2500 people waiting to get to another refugee camp Moria, where their documents will be made.
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Jul 6, 2015 - Kara Tepe, Lesbos Island, Greece - People fight for the limited quantity of food available in the refugee center Kara Tepe.
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Jul 6, 2015 - Kara Tepe, Lesbos Island, Greece - People wait in line for the limited quantity of food available in the refugee center Kara Tepe.
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Jul 6, 2015 - Skala Sikamineas, Lesbos Island, Greece - A woman is helped onto the beach after a boat with refugees from Afghanistan arrives to the beach Skala Sikamineas.
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Jul 6, 2015 - Kara Tepe, Lesbos Island, Greece - A group of Danish tourists wait for a Charter bus while a group of Afghan refugees, right, prepare for a trip of 65 km by foot to the refugee center in Kara Tepe.
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Jul 6, 2015 - Skal Sikamineas, Lesbos Island, Greece - Newly arrived refugees greet a German tourist on their way to the refugee camp, 35 miles on foot in the hot sun.
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Jul 6, 2015 - Mantamados, Lesbos Island, Greece - A group of refugees sleep on the streets. They are on their way from Skala Sikamineas to Kara Tepe, which is a 35 mile trip taken by foot.
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Jul 6, 2015 - Kara Tepe, Lesbos Island, Greece - A group of refugees sleep in the refugee center Kara Tepe.
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Jul 6, 2015 - Skala Sikamineas, Lesbos Island, Greece - A boat with approximately 45 refugees from Syria and Iraq arrives to the beach.
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Jul 7, 2015 - Skala Sikamineas, Lesbos Island, Greece - A boat with approximately 45 refugees from Syria and Iraq arrives to the beach Skala Sikamineas. During their trip over the Mediterranean they were challenged with engine trouble, so there is great relief when they finally arrive.
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Jul 7, 2015 - Skala Sikamineas, Lesbos Island, Greece - A boat with approximately 45 refugees from Syria and Iraq arrives. When the boats are as full as this one, they can sink during an engine stop.
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Jul 7, 2015 - Skala Sikamineas, Lesbos Island, Greece - HUSAM (31) hugs his 6-year-old daughter after they arrive on the beach. The cost for the trip is typically 1000 USD plus 35 USD for a life jacket. The rubber boats are often filed with 30 to 45 people, and the trip takes approx. 1.5 hours.
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Jul 7, 2015 - Skala Sikamineas, Lesbos Island, Greece - Newly arrived refugees wearing lifejackets, celebrate their arrival on the Greek island of Lesbos.
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