Many immigrants flowing into Europe recently have entered via Greece, having made a short but often dangerous journey across the sea from Turkey with the help of people smugglers. <br /><br /> From Bektas on the Turkish coast it is just 20km to the Greek island of Lesbos.<br /><br /> Syrian journalist Ali Hafez and his family made the voyage on Monday, having fled the war still raging in their home country. <br /><br /> He was able to film the perilous trip in an overcrowded inflatable dinghy. <br /><br /> Near the Lesbos coast a couple in a boat threw the migrants a rope, and the relief in reaching their destination was huge. <br /><br /> Ali and his family made it safely, but many others have not been so lucky. <br /><br /> Many have drowned, while others are fortunate enough to have been rescued.<br /><br /> The same day in the same waters a Greek passenger ferry saved 35 migrants including young children and a toddler. Their boat had been sinking and many of the passengers were already overboard when help arrived.<br /><br /> Recent images of dead children be
