Refugee Crisis and Misery

Regrettable Pics: Body of 3YO Syrian Refugee Girl in Turkish fisherman's Net

Regrettable Pics: Body of 3YO Syrian Refugee Girl in Turkish fisherman's Net
Fri Apr 15, 2016 22:05:47

The body of a girl believed to be a three-year-old Syrian refugee has been found in a fisherman's net off the coast of Turkey. The boat was sailing off Izmir on the western coast of Turkey when the captain pulled in the nets and made the shocking discovery.

Izmir is a popular leaving point for Syrian refugees attempting to make the dangerous sea crossing to the Greek island of Lesbos, Daily Mail Reports.

In September last year, horrific photographs of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi lying dead on a beach in Turkey became a symbol of the migrant crisis.

horrific photographs of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi lying dead on a beach in Turkey became a symbol of the migrant crisis

The child had drowned, along with his brother and mother, during the perilous sea crossing in their bid to reach Europe.

Many have drowned after paying people smugglers to ship them the short, but highly dangerous, journey to the Greek islands in often overcrowded and inadequate boats.

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