The number of migrants crossing the Evros river into Orestiada has soared this year.

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But the world around men like Mr Lamhoud is changing: there's a fence along the river Evros now.

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From there four attempts by the traffickers to get him across the Evros river, in a boat, to northern Greece.

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The first major settlement, Alexandroupoli, is a pretty port town with good seafood restaurants, and just west of the Evros Delta, an important migratory route perfect for bird-watchers.

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This year as many as 44 migrants bound for Greece have drowned in the Evros river, though the real figure is believed to be higher, the UNHCR said in mid-October.

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