Concerns over refugee crisis intensify as more people die
By Liz Dunphy
Today's grim discovery of an abandoned lorry leaking fluid on an Austrian highway, full of decomposing dead bodies, has cast an unforgiving light on Europe's policy on the refugee crisis fast corroding its borders.
As the full scale of the horror that refugees are desperately fleeing in the Middle East and Africa slowly seeps into public dialogue through stories shared, this latest tragedy likely represents a small fraction of the nightmare that countless people live and die in while trying to reach a better life.
Harrowing Stories From Migrant Crisis Frontline http://t.co/mWOxEFOnUb
— Dr Teck Khong (@DrTeckKhong) August 27, 2015
If their pleas are heeded the West must stop wars in those countries
Authorities in Austria said it may be tomorrow before they know how many people perished in the lorry, abandoned in the summer heat.
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The term 'migrant crisis' is very slowly being replaced by the realisation that the increasing number of people looking for peace and stability within Europe's borders represents a major refugee crisis, one which war-torn countries' neighbours, such as Lebanon and Jordan, have been trying to deal with for years now.
As the public lexicon slowly changes, and the realities of war and corrupt governments squeeze through Europe's borders and swim to her shores, European leaders have met to formulate plans to tackle the situation.
Volunteers on frontline of Greek island migrant crisis https://t.co/GPXUVHwlqF via
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Speaking in Vienna, the EU Commission's Foreign Affairs chief Federica Mogherini said that it is up to European governments to jointly address the refugee crisis.
Divided Europe faces mounting migrant crisis http://t.co/dFZTfyzqBj pic.twitter.com/rPyQUf7AmU
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 26, 2015
"If we act in time and consistently we can both save lives, and tackle criminal organisations, and prevent tragic losses," said Ms Mogherini.
"Here again I say, it is not for the Commission to make new proposals, it is for the Member States to take responsibility."
Meanwhile at least 10 migrants have died off the coast of Libya today.
The country's coast guard said they were on board a boat carrying about 200 people when it sank.
AFP reports only between 20 and 30 have been rescued from the Mediterranean as of yet.
There's no "migrant" crisis. There's a huge number of refugees fleeing unimaginable misery http://t.co/DSgRxIYwTH pic.twitter.com/GTy4uXVaHi
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 23, 2015
'Up to 50 migrants' found dead in Austria as Vienna holds summit on refugee crisis http://t.co/DxhbgIK8r3 pic.twitter.com/FtMkA3w4lN
— breakingnews.ie (@breakingnewsie) August 27, 2015
Migrant crisis summit overshadowed by new tragedies http://t.co/ng42A4a37z pic.twitter.com/TeSCWveANW
— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) August 27, 2015
Up to 50 dead in #Austria as #migrant crisis rages
— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) August 27, 2015
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from #Hungaria - #Serbia border
— Velina Tchakarova (@vtchakarova) August 27, 2015
📷#migrants #migrantcrisis pic.twitter.com/Bny0Gf0x1f via @metesohtaoglu
