Heartbreaking images of drowned Syrian toddler cause World outraged

Shocking images of drowned Syrian toddler who where trying to find safety from the currently dilemma in Syria has caused outraged as the world react to the horror of human tragedy.

According to the guardian, on Wednesday images of the lifeless body of a young boy  one of at least 12 Syrians who drowned attempting to reach the Greek island of Kos  encapsulated the extraordinary risks refugees are taking to reach the west.

Just too sad: lifeless body of the toddler

The picture, taken on Wednesday morning, depicted the dark-haired toddler, wearing a bright-red T-shirt and shorts, washed up on a beach, lying face down in the surf not far from Turkey’s fashionable resort town of Bodrum. 

A second image portrays a grim-faced policeman carrying the tiny body away. Within hours it had gone viral becoming the top trending picture on Twitter under the hashtag #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik (humanity washed ashore).

Turkish media identified the boy as three-year-old Aylan Kurdi and reported that his five-year-old brother had also met a similar death. Both had reportedly hailed from the northern Syrian town of Kobani, the site of fierce fighting between Islamic state insurgents and Kurdish forces earlier this year. 

Justin Forsyth, CEO of Save the Children, said: “This tragic image of a little boy who’s lost his life fleeing Syria is shocking and is a reminder of the dangers children and families are taking in search of a better life. This child’s plight should concentrate minds and force the EU to come together and agree to a plan to tackle the refugee crisis.”