Photo essay: The flight and plight of refugees in Europe
The photo of the body of young refugee Alan Kurdi was heart-wrenching. But there is even more suffering that we do not see—and must see
A man rescues an migrant from the Aegean sea, in the eastern island of Rhodes, Monday, April 20, 2015. Greek authorities said that at least three people have died, including a child, after a wooden boat carrying tens of migrants ran aground off the island of Rhodes. (Argiris Mantikos/Eurokinissi/AP)
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Thousands of migrants fleeing war-ravaged countries in Africa and the Middle East have been making perilous, sometimes deadly, journeys to arrive in European countries unable, or unwilling, to help them. Here are some photographs from across the European Union and around the world, documenting their desperate plight.
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