Seeking shelter: Photos of Europe's migrant, refugee crisis

Helped ashore
A young girl was helped ashore as she arrived with others aboard a dinghy after crossing from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos Wednesday. Jean-Claude Juncker, the head of the European Commission, issued an impassioned plea Wednesday for Europe to face its immigration crisis. "Winter is approaching," Juncker said. "Do we really want families sleeping in railway stations?"
Petros Giannakouris | AP

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.

As the world mourns Aylan Shenu, the stream of new arrivals remains steadfast with no end in sight.

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