Thanks to the country’s location, the vast majority of refugees entering Europe in the current crisis—50,668 out of 54,500 so far this year—come through Greece. The flow of people has continued unabated despite winter weather making the crossing from Turkey more dangerous, as shown by the drowning of 40 people, including 10 children on Saturday—an event met mainly with shrugs in European capitals where compassion has run low as the crisis has worn on. Warming weather in the spring is likely to only bring more arrivals.
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