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العربية: لاجئون سوريُّون وعراقيُّون يصلون من تُركيا إلى منطقة سكالا سيكامياس، بِجزيرة لسبوس (مدللي) ، في اليونان. يظهر في الصُورة كذلك مُتطوعون إسپان (فريق نجدة - ذوي الملابس الصفراء والحمراء) من جمعيَّة "أذرع پروآكتيڤا المفتوحة" وهُم يُساعدون اللاجئين.
Català: Refugiats sirians i iraquians intenten desembarcar a l'illa de Lesbos . Membres de la ONG Proactiva Open Arms (amb armilles de flotació grogues) intenten ajudar-los.
Ελληνικά: Σύροι και Ιρακινοί πρόσφυγες φτάνουν στην Σκάλα Συκαμιάς Λέσβου από την Τουρκία.
English: Syrian and Iraqi refugees arrive from Turkey to Skala Sykamias, Lesbos island , Greece. Volunteers (life rescue team - with yellow-red clothes) from the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms help the refugees.
Español: Refugiados sirios e iraquíes tratan de desembarcar en las aguas costeras de Lesbos en Grecia, después de haber cruzado desde Turquía.
Türkçe: Türkiye 'den yola çıkan ve Yunanistan 'ın Midilli adasına ulaşan Suriyeli ve Irakl ı sığınmacılar
Deutsch: Syrische und irakische Bootsflüchtlinge werden vor der Insel Lesbos durch Helfer von "Proactiva Open Arms" geborgen.
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