Photos: Migrant crisis in Europe
Young men look towards the Greek Chios island as they wait for the wind to calm down to travel on a dinghy with other migrants and refugees from Cesme in the Turkish province of Izmir.
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Millions of migrants, many of them war refugees from Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East, have been flowing into Europe, putting a strain on countries trying to house them.
Migrants and refugees rest at a deserted holiday resort as they wait to cross to the Greek island of Chios from Cesme in the Turkish province of Izmir.
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Boys pose after crossing the Greek-Macedonian border near Gevgelija along with other migrants and refugees.
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Refugees and migrants arrive to the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing on dinghies the Aegean sea from Turkey on Sept. 26, 2015.
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A refugee couple from Syria pose with their twin babies on Eftalou beach, west of the port of Mytilene, on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey on Sept. 21, 2015.
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French police officers proceed with operations during the eviction of around 200 Syrian refugees from a camp site in Calais, France, on Sept. 21, 2015.
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Migrants walk toward the border after arriving at the railway station of Botovo, near the Croatian-Hungarian border, on Sept. 21, 2015.
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A newly erected refugee camp in the Croatian town of Opatovac on Sept. 20, 2015.
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Migrants walk from Serbia towards Tovarnik, Croatia, on Sept. 18, 2015. Croatia declared it was overwhelmed and began busing migrants in convoys back to Hungary and closing its border crossings with Serbia.
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A boy pours water over himself as hundreds of migrants wait at Tovarnik station for a train to take them to Zagreb on Sept. 17, 2015. in Tovarnik, Croatia.
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Migrants cross the border between Macedonia and Greece, near the town of Gevgelija, Macedonia, Sept. 17 2015.
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The “Horgos 2” border crossing into Hungary, near Horgos, Serbia, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015.
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A child holding his doll stands on a road close to a makeshift camp set-up by refugees and migrants on the Serbian side of at the Hungarian border near the town of Horgos, on Sept. 17, 2015.
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Migrants force their way through police lines at Tovarnik station to board a train bound for Zagreb on Sept. 17, 2015, in Tovarnik, Croatia.
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Police line the railroad tracks as hundreds of migrants wait at Tovarnik station for a train to take them to Zagreb on Sept. 17, 2015 in Tovarnik, Croatia.
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Migrants demonstrate at the “Horgos 2” border crossing into Hungary, near Horgos, Serbia, on Sept. 16, 2015.
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Hungarian police spray water on migrants at the “Horgos 2” border crossing into Hungary, near Horgos, Serbia, on Sept. 16, 2015.
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Migrants demonstrate at the “Horgos 2” border crossing into Hungary, near Horgos, Serbia, on Sept. 16, 2015.
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A man runs away from Hungarian police spraying water on migrants at the “Horgos 2” border crossing into Hungary, near Horgos, Serbia, on Sept. 16, 2015.
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A migrant throws a piece of wood at Hungarian police at the “Horgos 2” border crossing into the Hungary, near Horgos, Serbia, on Sept. 16, 2015.
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Refugees walk past others resting on the ground at the border station between Serbia and Hungary near Horgos, Serbia, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015.
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Hungarian military cartographers walk by the temporary border fence between Hungary and Serbia on Sept. 16, 2015.
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People make their way through fields at the border between Serbia and Croatia near Tovarnik, Croatia on Sept. 16, 2015.
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Migrants wait at Esenler terminal in Istanbul for buses to the Turkey-Greece border after authorities withheld tickets to Turkish border towns Sept. 15, 2015.
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Migrants wait at Istanbul’s Esenler bus terminal for transportation to the Turkey-Greece border after authorities withheld tickets to Turkish border towns Sept. 15, 2015.
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Migrants at Esenler bus terminal in Istanbul bide their time after Hugary declared a state of emergency and sealed off its southern border with Serbia on Sept. 15, 2015.
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Migrants protest on no man’s land at the Horgos border crossing into Hungary, near Horgos, Serbia, on Sept. 15, 2015.
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Migrants protest their wait for buses in Istanbul to the Turkey-Greece border on Sept. 15, 2015.
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A young migrant girl is helped ashore as she arrives with others aboard a dinghy after crossing from Turkey to Lesbos island, Greece, on Sept. 9, 2015.
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Migrants flash victory signs and wipe away tears as they arrive at the main train station in Munich, Germany on Sept. 5, 2015.
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A migrant child is given a toy after arriving by train from Salzburg in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 5, 2015.
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Migrants receive a medical check after their arrival from Austria in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 5, 2015.
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Migrants walk past a welcome sign at a makeshift registration center in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 5, 2015.
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Migrants protest in front of a banner reading, “Housing, papers, dignity. We need housing,” at the entrance of City Hall of Paris’ 18th district Sept. 5, 2015.
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A traveler holds up a “Welcome” sign to greet migrants in transit Sept. 5, 2015, at the main railway station in Salzburg, Austria. The first of thousands of migrants reached Austria early on Sept. 5.
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Cots are prepared for arriving migrants and refugees at the Hauptbahnhof station in Salzburg, Austria, on Sept. 5, 2015, on their way from Hungary to Vienna and Germany.
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Migrants arrive at the Westbahnhof rail station on Sept. 5, 2015, in Vienna.
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Volunteers prepare food packets as they wait for trains with migrants at the Hauptbahnhof station in Salzburg Austria, on Sept. 5, 2015.
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A false leg belonging to a Syrian man who lost his limb in the nation’s civil war leans against an electrical box as migrants wait for buses to take them onward into Austria after they crossed the border from Hungary Sept. 5, 2015, near Nickelsdorf, Austria.
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Migrants carry their luggage through a transit zone as they try to find a public bus to the Hungarian border village of Hegyeshalom early in the morning in Budapest on Sept. 5, 2015.
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A man and a child ride a bus provided by Hungarian authorities for migrants and refugees at the Keleti train station in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 5, 2015.
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A man gestures as buses drive with migrants from a transit zone to the Hungarian border village of Hegyeshalom early in the morning in Budapest on Sept. 5, 2015.
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Migrants walk on the railway tracks near Bicske, west of Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 4, 2015.
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A man with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s photo hanging from his neck walks out of Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 4, 2015. Several thousand migrants left the Keleti station heading for Germany on foot.
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Migrants walk out of Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 4, 2015. More than 150,000 people seeking to enter Europe have reached Hungary this year, most coming through the southern border with Serbia. Many apply for asylum but quickly try to leave for richer EU countries.
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A woman and a child are detained in Bicske, Hungary, on Sept. 3, 2015. Police and migrants clashed over efforts to move many of the people to a refugee camp in town.
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Migrants reach out for food during their walk out of Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 4, 2015.
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A man is detained in Bicske, Hungary, after a train from Budapest carrying a number of migrants arrived Sept. 3, 2015. More than 150,000 migrants have reached Hungary this year, most coming through the southern border with Serbia. Many apply for asylum but quickly try to leave for richer EU countries.
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A child cries as hundreds of migrants try to board a train at the Keleti station in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 3, 2015. More than 150,000 migrants have reportedly reached Hungary this year, most coming through the southern border with Serbia.
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Migrants gather outside the closed eastern railway station in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 2, 2015, after they were not allowed to board trains bound for Germany. Officials estimate more than 150,000 migrants have reached Hungary this year, many coming through the border with Serbia.
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Migrants gather outside the closed eastern railway station in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 2, 2015, after they were not allowed to board trains headed to Germany.
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Migrants reach for a juice box in front of a railway station in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 3, 2015. An estimated 150,000 migrants have reached Hungary this year, most coming through the southern border with Serbia.
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People sleep on the floor at a railway station in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 3, 2015. More than 150,000 migrants have reached Hungary this year, according to officials, with many coming through the southern border with Serbia.
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Migrants pack the Keleti railway atation in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 3, 2015. Direct trains from Budapest to Western Europe were temporarily suspended for security reasons, officials said.
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People try to board a train at a railway station in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 3, 2015. Hungary’s leaders criticized Germany and other European Union nations in for a lack of urgency in dealing with the influx of migrants.
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A woman lies on the railroad track with a baby as she is detained in Bicske, Hungary, on Sept. 3, 2015. Migrants and police clashed at the station as many people refused to go to a refugee camp in the town, about 20 miles west of Budapest.
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Migrants board a train in Bicske, Hungary, on Sept. 3, 2015. Police scuffled with many people who refused to go to a refugee camp in town.
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A group of migrants protests outside the Keleti railway station in Budapest, Hungary, which remained closed to them Sept. 2, 2015.
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Migrants in Hungary charge their cellphones outside the Keleti train station in Budapest on Sept. 2, 2015. The station continues to be closed to migrants; other passengers were allowed to enter and trains to operate according to schedule.
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A Syrian girl and her mother wait for help inside the Keleti train station, which remained closed to migrants in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 2, 2015.
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A young man sleeps in a window near the Keleti train station in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 2, 2015, after police stopped many migrants from getting on trains to Germany.
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