Dangerous crossing to safety
More than 7,000 people fleeing violence and conflict have made the crossing into Greece this year from the northern land route from Turkey, opting to brave the rapids of the Evros river rather than journey across the Mediterranean further south. But this journey comes with its own risks, as Iraqi couple Dilshad and Jihan found out.
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