oat carrying Syrian refugees crashes during journey to Greece, killing at least 37 — including several children, babies

BY frank

Saturday, January 30, 2016, 

 

A man stands next to the body of a migrant child washed up on a beach in Canakkale's Bademli district on January 30 after at least 37 migrants drowned when their boat sank in the Aegean Sea.

Another photograph of a boy’s lifeless body, lying among the rocks on the cold shore of a Turkish beach, served as a chilling reminder of Europe’s migrant crisis.
A boat carrying Syrian refugees attempting the short sea journey from Turkey to Greece struck rocks and capsized at dawn Saturday, causing at least 37 people to drown, among them several babies and young children.
An image of one of the youngest victims, looking almost as if he were sleeping, recalled the shocking photographs of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi lying face down dead on another Turkish beach last year.
Aylan became the intimate face of the Syrian refugee crisis, prompting many to finally grapple with the magnitude of the suffering being inflicted in the war-torn country and the treacherous attempts by many to find safety in Europe.
Saturday’s tragedy occurred when the boat capsized as dozens of people attempted the deceptively short crossing from the Turkish coast to the Greek island of Lesbos barely 5 miles away.