Dozens of people have perished in the Aegean Sea attempting to cross from Turkey to Greece amid the largest refugee crisis since World War II. Nineteen bodies were recovered in three separate incidents Sunday, after more than 20 refuguees died when two boats sank Friday. Refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere are struggling to reach European countries before winter sets in. On Friday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras criticized Europe’s handling of refugees in a speech before Parliament.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras: “There are crocodile tears being shed for the dead children on the shores of the Aegean, because dead children always arouse sorrow. But what about the children that are alive who come in and are stacked on the streets? Nobody likes them. These days, the waves of the Aegean aren’t just washing out dead refugees and dead children on our shores, they are washing out European civilization itself.”