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They are just like us

As Samos islanders stand in solidarity with the refugees arriving at their ports, again and again we hear locals saying: “they are just like us”.

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Resting at Karlovassi Port. Chris Jones & Sofiane Ait Chalalet. All Rights Reserved.
Resting at Karlovassi Port. Chris Jones & Sofiane Ait Chalalet. All Rights Reserved.

Resting at Karlovassi Port. Chris Jones & Sofiane Ait Chalalet. All Rights Reserved.

“I prayed for the entire journey to Samos. I was terrified. We left Izmir at 1am and landed on Samos four hours later. It was four hours of fear. There were 43 of us in a 6 metre plastic boat. We were told that there would be 20 of us travelling. But when we got to the beach there were over 40 of us including families with young children and 2 babies and one woman who was pregnant.