This Powerful Image Will Change Your Perception towards Migrants

<h2>This Powerful Image Will Change Your Perception towards Migrants</h2>

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Deir Ezzor is a Syrian refugee migrated with his family and his tears present the story which is appalling. He is holding his son and daughter after arriving on the island of Kos in Greece, on 15 August. This powerful image is captured by freelance photographer Daniel Etter for the New York Times.

Speaking to Spiegel Online, Mr Etter said, after more than two hours of driving the boat had lost air, water had leaked into it, the refugees were soaked when they arrived at the shore. They were then completely relieved to have arrived safely. In that moment, it all came at them together, the joy of having done it; the love for their family; the grief over what had happened.

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The UN reports that the number of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece is accelerating dramatically, having passed the 160,000 mark for the year. The number of sea arrivals in Greece is 158,456 and the number through the land border are 1,716, taking the total to 160,172. Approximately 20,843 people arrived by sea in Greece, 82 percent from Syria, 14 percent from Afghans and 3 percent were Iraqis.

The UN says that the overwhelming majority of these people are likely to qualify for refugee status. The total number of refugees migrated this year so far is 264,500, 158,456 of which are to Greece, approximately 104,000 to Italy, 1,953 to Spain and 94 to Malta. This Powerful Image of a father holding his family will change your perception towards migrants.
 
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