Refugee crisis

Since the civil war started, approximately 4 million Syrians have been forced to flee the country because there is no longer any safe place for them to stay. Most of them become refugees in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, but some others in smaller number go to other countries close by.

This vast number of people suddenly entering these countries created a big commotion as these were not prepared to welcome so many of them. Most of these countries do not have enough money to take care of them and even worse, some are facing major political upheaval aswel, such as Iraq. This has forced countries like Turkey to close their borders as they couldn't manage all these people. Having no more place to flee to, the Syrians turned to Europe. Unfortunately, once the way through Turkey was closed their only mean to get there was by boating through the mediterranean sea to the Greek coast.

As they are fleeing refugees, they do not possess the money to travel normally to Europe. They have to use floatable boats to cross the dangerous sea. Many of them have capsized, killing all or most of the passengers. The lucky survivors who manage to reach the coast of Greece face an other big challenge, walking the great distance that separates them from the countries that can welcome them. Again this mass of people suddenly entering these countries created mass commotion and Hungary had to close its border. As of today refugees are still going through these countries as they are facing really hard conditions while travelling and often have to wait long periods of time to cross borders. Sometimes they are even refused and have to move on to the next country that will let them pass.