Volunteer Groups Step In To Rescue Migrants En Route To Greek Islands
By Joanna KakissisVolunteer Groups Step In To Rescue Migrants En Route To Greek Islands
By Joanna Kakissis
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More than 62,000 migrants crossed to Europe by boat in January alone — almost all of them landing on Greek islands after perilous journeys from the Turkish coast. Three hundred and sixty people have died while making that crossing. NPR takes us on a boat that is trying to stop that from happening.
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