They are fleeing from a war torn country in an attempt to make a fresh start, but in many cases, this desperate exodus is over before it could begin.
In Turkey, the lifeless bodies of 11 Syrians, including a child, were washed ashore at Bodrum. They were all trying to cross the Mediterranean to Greece, in inflatable boats.
Survivors get to walk on European ground but they stumble against the local authorities' indifference and the cruelty of migrant traffickers. The following footage can cause emotional distress.