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Argiris Mantikos/Eurokinissi, via Reuters

Greece ‘Overwhelmed’ by Influx of Syrian Refugees Across the Aegean

While the ongoing migrant crisis in the Mediterranean Sea has captured the world’s attention after more than 800 people drowned in a capsized ship headed to Italy last week, a parallel situation has begun to unravel in the Aegean, with more than 100 mostly Syrian refugees drowning in the last 48 hours as they attempted to reach Greece.