Refugees are traveling from Turkey to Greece by sea in record numbers despite the winter cold and the first snow to hit some islands in years. Aid workers say they struggle just to keep people alive and healthy before they depart for the next leg of their journey.
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![It snowed for the first time in years in Lesbos this week, and aid workers say fewer boats land during storms, but many more people are braving the cold than at this time last year, Lesbos, Greece, Jan. 19, 2016. (VOA/Hamada Elrasam)](https://gdb.voanews.com/2ecc9e5a-a363-48c1-bb56-24ce111a4e7c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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It snowed for the first time in years in Lesbos this week, and aid workers say fewer boats land during storms, but many more people are braving the cold than at this time last year, Lesbos, Greece, Jan. 19, 2016. (VOA/Hamada Elrasam)