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11 Syrian refugees drowned in Mediterranean while reaching Greece
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Heart-bleeding pictures released on Wednesday on the Internet show a small boy lying face down in the sand on a Turkish beach as an official stands over him. The child, thought to be Syrian, drowned in an apparent attempt to flee the war ravaging his country, The Independent reported.
Heart-bleeding pictures released on Wednesday on the Internet show a small boy lying face down in the sand on a Turkish beach as an official stands over him. The child, thought to be Syrian, drowned in an apparent attempt to flee the war ravaging his country, The Independent reported.
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The images serve as a stark reminder that, as European leaders increasingly try to prevent refugees from settling in the continent, more and more refugees are dying in their desperation to flee persecution and reach safety.
The boy is reportedly one of 11 Syrian refugees feared dead after they drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean on two boats bound for the Greek island of Kos. One of the boats was carrying six Syrians when it sank after leaving Akyarlar, in a desperate attempt to cross the 5km Aegean straight to Kos that represented best chance of entering the EU.
Turkey’s Dogan news agency said three children and a woman, travelling on that small boat, drowned on Wednesday. Two people survived after swimming back to shore in life jackets.
Along with Afghan citizens, Syrians make up the bulk of the people fleeing conflict in their homeland to seek a safer home in Europe. But while images of desperate refugees emerge almost every day, the attitude of Europe's policymakers and much of the public have continued to harden.
In Britain, David Cameron and Philip Hammond have been criticised for the “dehumanising” language they use to describe refugees. The Prime Minister described migrants coming to the UK as a “swarm”, and later said he would not “allow people to break into our country”.
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