Migrants wade through river in northwestern Turkey

Thousands of migrants and refugees have attempted to cross into Greece in the past week after Turkey made good on a threat to open its borders, allowing the migrants to enter into Europe.

Saribayir: Migrants on Wednesday waded across the Evros River in northwestern Turkey as they attempted to reach the land border with Greece.

The river runs through Turkey and along most of the frontier with the neighbouring European Union country.

Thousands of migrants and refugees have attempted to cross into Greece in the past week after Turkey made good on a threat to open its borders, allowing the migrants to enter into Europe.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's action triggered days of violent clashes and scenes of chaos between authorities and migrants at the land border.

Migrants have headed to Greek islands from the nearby Turkish coast in dinghies.

One child died when the rubber dinghy he was in capsized off the coast of the Greek island of Lesbos earlier this week.

With inputs from AP