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Syrian refugees listen to a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) volunteer before boarding the passenger ship “Eleftherios Venizelos” at the port on the Greek island of Kos, August 15, 2015. The vessel will house more than 2500 refugees and migrants who entered the country from theTurkish coast and will be used as a registration center for migrants.The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) called on Greece to take control of the “total chaos” on Mediterranean islands, where thousands of migrants have landed. About 124,000 have arrived this year by sea, many via Turkey, according to Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR director for Europe. (Photo by Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters)
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