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The Latest: UN refugee agency expects 5,000 migrants a day

2015-11-05 0 Dailymotion

The U.N. refugee agency says it's expecting up to 5,000 refugees and other migrants a day to arrive in Greece from Turkey over the next four months.<br />UNHCR laid out its winter plan on Thursday with an appeal for another $96.15 million in funding.<br />It warned about the possibility of more deaths among the thousands of refugees who have been crossing the Aegean "if adequate measures are not taken."<br />The agency said its focus is on improving shelter and reception facilities for the winter and providing items like tents, refugee housing units, blankets and clothing.<br />It also hopes to winterize water and sanitation systems.<br />The additional appeal raises UNHCR's total additional funding request to nearly $173 million.<br />UNHCR estimates that more than 700,000 refugees and migrants have reached Europe by sea this year.

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