A heart-wrenching image has shaken the world today, of a little toddler named Aylan Kurdi, who was found lifeless, washed on the Turkish beach.
Family of drowned Syrian boy had refugee status rejected by Canada: http://t.co/spaFoGf8pY #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik pic.twitter.com/UyN1qY5bRg
— AJ+ (@ajplus) September 3, 2015
IMAGES: Photo of a drowned #Syrian refugee boy sparks global outrage #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik http://t.co/Xg6hBjWpfe pic.twitter.com/7iFSAbtzld
— ABP News (@ABPNews) September 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/Anon_Snufkin/status/639324610543136768
In the particular tragic picture, the Syrian refugee boy lay face down on the shore near the Turkish resort town of Bodrum.
In his red T-shirt and shorts, it was a pose familiar to any parent. He might have been sleeping.
It broke everyones heart that even Laura Tharion created a sad piece quoting:
“So you lie dead, curled in the sand
in your poppy red shirt,
and little brown shoes,
laced lovingly by fearful hands,
who face a paper boat and
the cold embrace of a soulless ocean
as the safest cradle offered.”
The image shakes the Netizens, some even posts sad tributes for the little boy on social media:
How his story should have ended… #SyrianRefugees #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik pic.twitter.com/nXgpV7tZWr
— Steve Dennis (@thestevedennis) September 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/aram_shahinfard/status/639316846626246656
His name was Aylan. He was 3 years old. He drowned at sea with his parents and his 5 year old brother, Galip. They fled…
Posted by Europe says OXI on Wednesday, September 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/sorlikel/status/639396921199734784
