Kurdi Family: Turkish Beach and Alan Kurdi

kurdi family: Robert Gauthier / /Los Angeles Times/TNS By Desmond Cole Thu., March 16, 2017 I remember how Canadians cried for Alan Kurdi, a refugee who didn't survive a voyage he never should have been forced to make, according to Toronto Star. The image of the Syrian toddler's lifeless body, face down on a Turkish beach, shook the entire world and shifted the focus of our 2015 federal election. Iyal and Seidu Mohammed, 24, left, walked miles in waist deep snow and freezing temperatures before they were picked up on a highway. One photograph came to symbolize our collective failure to help refugees, and Canadians were especially touched when we learned the Kurdi family hoped to find safety here. He was one of 16 passengers on a boat designed for eight people. Kurdi drowned, as so many refugees have drowned, in the Mediterranean Sea. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.