The Greek Government is coming under fire from aid agencies for not doing enough to handle the migrant crisis in Kos.

So far this month a record high of over 107 thousand people - the majority from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq - have tried to reach the safety of Europe.

7,000 arrived on the Greek island of Kos in July alone.

Many photographers have been documenting the surreal scenes as exhausted families arrive onto the island's beaches.

One image of a Syrian father sobbing as he cradles his son and daughter on a Kos beach went viral earlier this week.

Irish Red Cross Emergency Communcations Consultant Stephen Ryan says the situation is at breaking point: