A piece of cardboard with the name and contact details of a young Syrian boy’s family that was found Sellotaped to his arm after he arrived safely in Lesbos
Bewildered Student, an Irish volunteer currently in Eftalou on the island of Lesbos, Greece, writes:
“I had to cut this off of a Syrian boy’s arm as I was helping him to change out of his wet clothes. The boy, aged around seven of eight, arrived in Lesbos late on Friday night, after the boat he was travelling came ashore without any assistance. The boy’s older brother told me the piece of cardboard contained his identification details, should the worst happen.”
Previously: A Drop In The Aegean
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What, no SNAP CHAT ?
I shouldn’t have but I laughed.
He’s still using the old message Boards.
body of a 6 year-old was found on a beach in Lesbos yesterday. Tragic.
That makes me feel kinda sick
Horrible. Why do the parents send the kids alone, surely this is a recipe for disaster, or is it the only option left?
It’s obviously the second thing you said. They’re not casting their children out to sea on a whim.
Indeed – I would have thought sticking together offered a better chance of survival.
Oh, you’ve lived in a war zone then?
No, but I’ve studied them. Children are in danger of all sorts when travelling alone in these conditions.
I’d have thought 1 parent as guardian would be a good idea. But then again I don’t know much about sending kids out of a conflict.
And what sort of danger are they in when they’re dodging bullets on their way to school?
@ Moyest
I don’t know, what sort of danger they’re in. Why don’t you tell us?
You seem very well informed.
Migrants arriving in Lesbos have travelled from Turkey. Turkey is not a war zone therefore parents are putting their children’s lives in danger when they don’t need to.
Go back to sipping your frappachino there.
Does anyone know of any volunteer groups that I can contact or are looking for help?
Try Google.
I laughed. I really did. A short laugh but a laugh all the same.
I think C may not doing anything as they’re not even bothered to do some research into the basics.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Why+am+I+an+idiot%3F