Jubilant upon arrival, migrants reached the Greek island of Lesbos and, more importantly for many, the European Union.<br /><br /> Traffickers sent the group, mainly made up of Syrians, to the island from towns in Turkey.<br /><br /> Accustomed to receiving daily boat loads of people, volunteers were on hand to welcome the arrivals as they took the first steps in their new lives. <br /><br /> One Syrian refugee told euronews: “Νο work, no life…war. We need a life, that’s what we need. We need a life, there is no life in Syria.”<br /><br /> But their arrival in Lesbos was not an end to their travails – they faced an eight-kilometre walk to a nearby village. <br /><br /> The intense heat proved too much for many and some ended up sleeping on the side of the road.<br /><br /> We spoke to a woman who made it to the village, but was facing the prospect of another journey to reach one of the island’s migrant camps.<br /><br /> She told euronews: “We walked for four hours to get here. We sleep outside. Now we are here, with good people that help us. We want to
