A Greek island is becoming the new frontier for migrants trying to enter Europe.
The island of Lesbos is seeing an increase in the number of people arriving looking for a better life in Europe.
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A late night passenger ship leaving Lesbos for Athens, filled with refugees | Image: Shona Murray
The majority migrants on the island of Lesbos are from Syria or Afghanistan.
The people are brought to the Turkish border, and are then smuggled to the Greek island of Lesbos.
Refugees queue at Lesbos Port Police office to sign on for their papers which may allow them enter mainland Europe | Image: Shona Murray
About 1,000 refugees are arriving on the island - which itself has a population of just 90,000.
Newstalk.com's Shona Murray is there and sent this report to Breakfast.
This video shows refugees at the Kara Tepe transit camp in Lesbos island - awaiting news of their police papers which will allow them move from Greece to other EU countries:
