Charities working on the Greek island of Lesbos have made a massive peace sign out of discarded life jackets to honour refugees who’ve died trying to cross the Mediterranean. More than 100 volunteers used 3,000 vests to form the symbol on a hill outside the village of Molyvos. More than one million refugees and migrants have reached Europe by sea since the start of 2015. Half are from Syria, says the United Nations High Commissioner…
Migrant crisis: Charities make massive peace sign out of life jackets on Lesbos
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