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blnymph -> RE: Heartbreaking -- Drowned Syrian Boy -- Whole Family lost but Father (10/31/2015 4:25:08 AM)
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a few more explanations, in addition to those maps K. linked above
the route taken by most refugees over the past months is the balkan route, from Syria and Iraq first across the Turkish border, then
crossing the Aegean from the Turkish west coast to the nearest Greek islands which are only a few miles off the coast, like Kos, Rhodos, Lesbos (visible distance but very dangerous passage), then by ferry to the Greek mainland, crossing Greece into Macedonia, from there to Serbia
before Hungary closed the borders it was then to Hungary to Budapest then usually by train to Austria and further on to Germany
after the closure of the Hungarian borders it takes them (at present) through Croatia, through Slovenia, to the Austrian border at Spielfeld, from there crossing Austria to the Bavarian (German) border at Passau, Wegscheid, Freilassing. From there to various refugee centres spread over Germany
some go further on to Denmark, heading for Sweden, the majority stays in Germany, some already in Austria
there are a few detour routes, taken mostly by those few who succeed in crossing the Turkish-Greek mainland border in Thrakia, from there via Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Czech republic to Austria or Germany - the newest of those is the Polar circle passage mentioned above, with a Russian tourist visa (recently fairly easy to get for Syrians) by plane to Moscow/Murmansk then by bicycle to Norway (Russian bike dealers are said to take about 400-500 $ for a bicycle for Syrians)
it seems to take about two to three weeks from the Greek islands to the German border, at the cost of about 2000 to 3000 €/$ per person for the traffickers
the various border crossings take usually several days/nights each, with various refugee treatment policies ranging from friendly, humane to more or less hostile
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