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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Petros Giannakouris

Photos of Lesbos 10 years after the migration crisis

Migration-Greece-Crisis Anniversary - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

This is a documentary photo story curated by AP photo editors.

In 2015, more than 1 million migrants and refugees arrived in Europe — the majority by sea, landing in Lesbos, where the north shore is just 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Turkey. The influx of men, women and children fleeing war and poverty sparked a humanitarian crisis that shook the European Union to its core. A decade later, the fallout still reverberates on the island and beyond.

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