Hundreds of thousands of refugees — many fleeing war-torn Syria — and other migrants are struggling to reach haven in Germany and other European countries.
But it's a painful and difficult journey that can come at a terrible cost. A recent photograph of 3-year-old Syrian boy drowned and washed up on a Turkish beach made that reality quite clear.
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