On Wednesday a dinghy carrying refugees fleeing the war and death in Syria reached the Greek Island of Kos after a long battle with the dark water and hunger, men left their homes and families, because of a dream about a better future for them and their children were there is no war and no shells.

Greece is one of the main routes into the European Union for tens of thousands of Asian and African migrants fleeing war and poverty every year.

The number of undocumented migrants entering Greece by sea reached 10,445 in the first quarter of 2015, compared to 2,863 people for the same period last year, According to the Greek coast guard.