nihilistic_kid @ 2015-04-20T11:10:00

Anguish etched on her face and held safe by the bare-chested man who has dragged her from the sea, she seems unable to comprehend what has happened to her.

Around her are scenes of chaos as dozens of men battle to drag other survivors from the treacherous waves. But not all are so lucky. A short distance away, a tiny corpse is carried to land, his woolly hat dripping salt water.

These are the harrowing scenes on the shores of Europe today as up to 1,000 migrants are feared dead after three separate maritime tragedies.
On the Greek island of Rhodes, the unknown child is one of three to have died when the boat carrying him from Turkey ran aground. The woman is one of hundreds of survivors now seeking refuge after narrowly avoiding drowning.