MANILA, Philippines - On Thursday, graphic photos of a drowned Syrian toddler named Aylan Kurdi horrified the whole world. The photo showing the toddler washed up on the beach swept across social media, sending a strong and heartbreaking message to the people around the borders.
According to reports, Aylan, alongside other war refugees died when a boat capsized while carrying them to the Greek island of Kos. He and his family were reportedly going to his aunt in Canada to seek refuge.
The hashtag "KiyiyaVuranInsanlik," which means "humanity washed ashore" in English became a top trending topic on Twitter.
Artists from all over the world took their feelings on their hands and illustrated the sadness and frustration that they felt upon hearing the tragic news.
Here are some of the most heart-wrenching artworks from social media:
Can you see it now? Speechless Sin palabras RIP #AylanKurdi #HumanityWashedAshore #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik pic.twitter.com/pz7kvI0CO3
— Debrey (@ByDebrey) September 4, 2015 How his story should have ended... #SyrianRefugees #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik pic.twitter.com/nXgpV7tZWr
— Steve Dennis (@SteveDennis71) September 3, 2015 Shame on Europe. #AylanKurdi #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik #refugeecrisis pic.twitter.com/p0KMteoclq
— Emran Feroz (@Emran_Feroz) September 3, 2015 Artists from around the world mourn the drowned Syrian boy #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik #SyriaCrisis http://t.co/DwG9WDKxoK pic.twitter.com/znZNMf07XY
— ABP News (@abpnewstv) September 4, 2015 My heart... This has been happening for awhile, shame this had to happen for people to wake up. #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik pic.twitter.com/SSD4iEJlYm
— Marco Verratti (@Halopenos) September 3, 2015 #kiyiyavuraninsanlik One of Ummah's greatest political problems r rulers in Muslim world caring not for her affairs. pic.twitter.com/qFhuX11zEE
— Umm Talha (@latteofmylife) September 3, 2015 Just looking for a safe shore #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik pic.twitter.com/MkVQlwz4vF
— Aram Shahinfard (@aram_shahinfard) September 3, 2015 A picture paints a thousand words , and this came from a real image #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik (humanity washed ashore). pic.twitter.com/uzQ7BmcYls
— ?ffy Uddin (@AfjolUddin) September 2, 2015 The #Syria -n Child on Turkey's shores emerging as a symbol for crisis. Photo via @AdiKhair : pic.twitter.com/MqDpluH30q
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) September 2, 2015 #AylanKurdi is sleeping, he was wishing a goodnight for all of you. In his heaven he is safe. #DrownedSyrianBoy pic.twitter.com/fwzlV2DF5v
— Azzam Daaboul (@AzzamDaaboul) September 3, 2015