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Europe's Refugee Orphans

What happens to refugee children when their parents die? Dateline talks to migrant kids dealing with the daily struggle of survival, including two young siblings living in a derelict petrol station in Greece. They are among tens of thousands of refugee children stranded in Europe without their parents.

11-year-old Omar lost both his parents as they were smuggled into Europe across The Turkish and Bulgarian Border.

11-year-old Omar lost both his parents as they were smuggled into Europe across The Turkish and Bulgarian Border. Source: Wild Pictures


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