:00:17. > :00:33.I'm Chris Morris on the Greek island of Lesbos. In a range of reports, we
:00:34. > :00:38.will be focusing on a year that saw the biggest influx of people into
:00:39. > :00:47.Europe since World War Two. Coming up: Exodus. I'm from Iraq. Syria.
:00:48. > :00:53.Afghanistan. Matthew Price follows thousands of refugees, -- arriving
:00:54. > :00:58.here in Lesbos in search of a better life. Gabriel Gatehouse get a
:00:59. > :01:05.close-up view of the rescue operation of the Italian coast. You
:01:06. > :01:12.can barely stand up. There are 250 people crammed down here. And Fergal
:01:13. > :01:18.Keane meets 116 -year-old who has made the 3500 kilometre journey from
:01:19. > :01:31.Syria to Germany. -- meets the 16-year-old. I want to meet the
:01:32. > :01:34.Queen and find William! Is the world changed in 2015, as long-running
:01:35. > :01:39.conflict in Syria, Eritrea, Afghanistan and other parts of the
:01:40. > :01:42.world forced thousands of people to flee their homes in search of a
:01:43. > :01:47.better life. Nearly 1 million people entered Europe by sea, creating the
:01:48. > :01:52.worst refugee crisis since the Second World War. EU ministers
:01:53. > :01:57.agreed a plan to relocate around 120,000 refugees across Europe in
:01:58. > :02:01.September but it has not had much impact yet. Greece became a focal
:02:02. > :02:05.point for migrants fleeing from the Middle East and North Africa as they
:02:06. > :02:13.made their way towards Central Europe. Matthew Price said the
:02:14. > :02:20.support as the EU deal was agreed and thousands more arrived here in
:02:21. > :02:31.Lesbos. This is what it feels like to survive. (SOBBING). Almost
:02:32. > :02:42.overwhelmed by the waves and then overwhelmed with relief. And some
:02:43. > :02:47.were just in shock. It is the scale of this crisis that has so far
:02:48. > :02:54.outwitted Europe's leaders. The remains of this great migration
:02:55. > :02:58.litter the coastline here. A life jacket left behind by every person
:02:59. > :03:13.who has made this dangerous trip for mile after mile after mile. And
:03:14. > :03:23.still they come. Six drown in these waters every day and now the weather
:03:24. > :03:30.has turned. That did not slow them today but it did chill them to the
:03:31. > :03:35.bone. There are two things during this. One is the instability, the
:03:36. > :03:41.walls on the other side of the water in places like Syria and Iraq. --
:03:42. > :03:45.the war. That is pushing people. But what is drawing them and helping
:03:46. > :03:50.them, is an increasingly complex smuggling network that gets them
:03:51. > :03:54.across this short stretch of water. European politicians have not so far
:03:55. > :04:01.come up with a response to that. There are people here from all over.
:04:02. > :04:09.I'm from Iraq. Iraq. Syria, Syria. Syria. Afghanistan. Syria. Iraq.
:04:10. > :04:13.Mosul of them tell us they're leaving war and violence behind. --
:04:14. > :04:18.almost all of them. Some say they just want a better life. Today's
:04:19. > :04:22.deal in Brussels will see them distributed across the continent.
:04:23. > :04:27.Some in Europe will be angered by that. They will even fear it. Others
:04:28. > :04:34.will think it is the right thing to do. But it will not bring an end to
:04:35. > :04:36.this mass movement. The sheer number of lifejackets abandoned on this
:04:37. > :04:42.speech gives you some idea of the scale of what has been happening
:04:43. > :04:45.here, but the migration crisis has not just been about the Greek
:04:46. > :04:51.islands. Tens of thousands of people have crossed the dangerous waters of
:04:52. > :04:55.the Mediterranean between Libya and Italy. It is about eight times the
:04:56. > :04:59.width of the English Channel between England and France. Fine if you are
:05:00. > :05:04.on a luxury liner but not you are packed onto a migrant boat. What
:05:05. > :05:08.vessels is usually kept well away from the public eye but Gabriel
:05:09. > :05:13.Gatehouse has spent time on a boat owned by a private American charity
:05:14. > :05:16.to get some idea of what it is like to cross the Mediterranean as a
:05:17. > :05:22.migrant. It is mid-morning when the search and rescue team aboard the
:05:23. > :05:26.Phoenix catch sight of the first boat, a blue smudge on the horizon.
:05:27. > :05:31.It is a wooden vessel designed to carry around one dozen fishermen but
:05:32. > :05:37.there are 560 migrants on board here, half of them crammed below
:05:38. > :05:42.deck out of sight. What we are doing is deliberately approaching the boat
:05:43. > :05:46.not from the side but from behind. That is to stop everyone from
:05:47. > :05:53.rushing over to one side and potentially capsizing the boat. The
:05:54. > :06:04.boat is so overpacked that one false movement could capsize it. What have
:06:05. > :06:07.you got? Women and children! On the deck of the migrant boat, the last
:06:08. > :06:11.remaining men are still waiting anxiously amid the few abandoned
:06:12. > :06:19.belongings of those who have already been rescued. How are you? OK? Yes?
:06:20. > :06:24.Tired and hungry. But below deck, conditions were far worse. You can
:06:25. > :06:30.barely stand up. In fact, you cannot stand up here. There were 250 people
:06:31. > :06:34.crammed down here and you can see that there is water coming into the
:06:35. > :06:38.boat here. It is really boiling down here. You can imagine people here
:06:39. > :06:44.for hours on end crammed in together with nowhere to go to the toilet. As
:06:45. > :06:51.the day wears on, more vessels appear. By noon, there are more than
:06:52. > :06:53.2500 people drift around us. But helped is on its way. Ships from
:06:54. > :07:00.various European neighbours are co-ordinating efforts here at boat.
:07:01. > :07:04.Hello. The migrants themselves will all be taken back to Sicily. What
:07:05. > :07:09.happens to them then is a matter of heated political debate and have
:07:10. > :07:24.huge uncertainty for those desperate to make Europe their home. Back in
:07:25. > :07:28.Europe and back on Lesbos and many people arriving here want to go to
:07:29. > :07:32.Germany. It is the most popular destination. Fergal Keane followed
:07:33. > :07:39.the story of a 16-year-old girl, 19, who travelled more than 3000
:07:40. > :07:45.kilometres from Syria to Germany, where she wants to apply for asylum.
:07:46. > :07:51.-- Nadine. This is her story. There are big plans being made now but
:07:52. > :07:55.nobody really knows how or when this will end. If any EU plan can prevent
:07:56. > :08:06.the arrival of tens of thousands seeking a new life in Europe. Like
:08:07. > :08:13.Najine, who we first met on the Hungarian border, trying to find her
:08:14. > :08:19.brother in Germany. A disabled 16-year-old with big dreams. I want
:08:20. > :08:30.to be a nurse when I grow up. And I will find William, yes. I want to
:08:31. > :08:33.meet the Queen. Yes! But in Europe, including Britain, which by the
:08:34. > :08:38.Syrian refugees stayed in the Middle East. That is why 1 billion euros
:08:39. > :08:46.have been pledged to help countries like Turkey. That is where Najine
:08:47. > :08:52.set out to try and reach Germany with her sister, helped by a family
:08:53. > :08:56.friend. And here she is at the end of her nearly 4000 mile journey on a
:08:57. > :09:14.train to meet her brother in Germany. Jory needs no translation.
:09:15. > :09:18.-- joy. I have heard a lot from the Jews and migrants about what Europe
:09:19. > :09:23.can give to them but let me ask you, what can your family give to
:09:24. > :09:27.Europe? -- I have heard from many refugees and migrants. The most
:09:28. > :09:31.important thing that we can give here is to give good example about
:09:32. > :09:36.our people and about the country we came from. Here in northern Germany,
:09:37. > :09:43.Najine is on her way to apply for asylum. As a Syrian refugee, she has
:09:44. > :09:48.a good chance. Najine was born with cerebral palsy. She believes that
:09:49. > :09:53.advanced medical help here could enable her to walk. I did my best. I
:09:54. > :10:02.came to the right place and hopefully they will help me when you
:10:03. > :10:05.look into the future, do you ever see a day when you might bring your
:10:06. > :10:09.gifts, the great gift of inspiration that you have, you might bring that
:10:10. > :10:23.back to Syria, to your people? I'm not really sure. It will take a
:10:24. > :10:33.long, long time before Syria gets back up. Will Syria get back out?
:10:34. > :10:37.Yes, she will. I'm sure of that. And many more have already abandoned
:10:38. > :10:47.Syria, and a nation that loses the childlike Najine is losing its best.
:10:48. > :10:51.-- a child like Najine. That is all from the special edition of
:10:52. > :10:55.Reporters, focusing on the European migration crisis. Goodbye for now.