A doctor from Ontario recently took a leave of absence to assist some of the hundreds of thousands of migrants arriving into Europe. All are vulnerable and many are sick and injured. Today, a ship with almost 250 individuals sank off the island of Lesvos.
The doctor from Ontario, who has been posting about her experiences via Facebook, wrote this today:
In my ignorance, I hadn’t heard this news and looked on BBC for more info. It wasn’t even a headline. Instead, it was tacked on to an article about Austria putting up physical barriers to stem the flow of migrants.
This is a tragedy of global significance and universal resonance, and some news outlets can’t be bothered to put it front and centre.
History is repeating itself seventy years later right in front of our eyes.