Refugees who survive the treacherous ocean crossing from Turkey to Greece wait in makeshift camps on the island of Lesbos, wondering about their next move
Amidst fellow refugees, a father hurriedly carries his children ashore from their inflatable raft moments after landing on European soil—the Greek island of Lesbos—in November. Credits: Photographs by John Wendle
The Dangerous Passage of Syria's Climate Refugees [Slide Show]
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Syrian farmers, displaced by climate change and war, pause in the doorways of emergency huts set up at a refugee camp. Clockwise from top left: Abdullah Khaled, Shamsia Osman, Loqman Hamad Yusuf, Abdul Razzaq Dzamu, Modyen al-Hussain, Idris Toubal... John Wendle
Amidst fellow refugees, a father hurriedly carries his children ashore from their inflatable raft moments after landing on European soil--the Greek island of Lesbos--in November. John Wendle
A woman clutches her baby and cries, having survived a tense sea crossing in a small, crowded raft from Turkey to Greece. John Wendle
Tens of thousands of refugees have made the dangerous voyage, their discarded life jackets scattered along a long stretch of beach--a sign of their numbers and their desperation. John Wendle
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These belongings of refugees washed up on an isolated stretch of Lesbos shore, probably from a raft that sank trying to navigate rough seas. The boats are routinely overloaded, and in rough seas they are easily swamped... John Wendle
A coroner closes the back of his van after loading the body of a drowned man found on the beach. John Wendle
Refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan roam Mytilene, the main port and capital of Lesbos, looking to buy ferry tickets that will take them to Athens, where they can try to continue their journey into Europe over land... John Wendle
Refugees from numerous countries gather at a small transit camp just up a steep hill from Lesbos's northern shore, waiting for a bus that will take them to the bigger camps near Mytilene... John Wendle
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A boy carries dinner past a tree used as a temporary drying rack for clothes at the Kara Tepe transit camp for Syrian refugees on Lesbos. John Wendle
Men pray at the Kara Tepe transit camp. John Wendle
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