WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES 2 children have died every day since Aylan Kurdi, the drowned Syrian toddler, was discovered

'You may get used to something, but dead children I will never get used to.'

In a heartbreaking reality, an average of two children have drowned every day since September. 

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - In a scene reminiscent of a gruesome movie, tiny bodies litter the shores of Greece and Turkey.

Rescuers told Daily Mail they have been forced to collect bodies of what appear to be sleeping children on a daily basis.

The number of children who have drowned at sea is uncertain, as only bodies that are recovered can be counted.

Anthony Lake, UNICEF's executive director, stated: "We cannot turn our faces away from the tragedy of so many innocent young lives and futures lost - or fail to address the dangers so many more children are facing.

"We may not have the ability now to end the desperation that causes so many people to try to cross the sea, but countries can and must cooperate to make such dangerous journeys safer. No one puts a child in a boat if a safer option is available."

Meanwhile, reports indicate one in every five drownings along the Aegean Sea is that of a child.
Christina Psarra, who works on Lesvos, asked, "Why is the world accepting this?"

On Sunday, at least ten children drowned when two Greece-bound boats sank.

The exact number of people who died as a result of the sunken ships remains unknown.

"Just last week, I held in my arms a one-wee-old baby. These babies have almost no chance of survival if they fall in the water.

"When we approach the refugees' dinghies, the first thing they always do is show us the babies and children and shout to us 'take the children, take the children' to ensure they make it to land safely.

"Most of the time they don't have life jackets, they are the wrong size or they are fake. I know first-hand some children don't make it. I will never understand how or why I carried in my arms the dead body of a three-year-old boy who died attempting the crossing from Turkey to Lesvos.

"He died inside the rescue boat. It was like he was sleeping. I was questioning whether it was real. I am not working in a war zone. I am in Lesvos and we shouldn't be seeing children losing their lives here like this in Europe. 

"I can't believe that we are debating or discussing their right to a better future, their right to a safe passage, their right to escape war and safely seek a better life in Europe.

"You may get used to something, but dead children I will never get used to."

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