This picture of a Syrian refugee kissing his son as he carries him in the rain toward the Macedonian border is the latets devastating reminder of the migrant crisis that's hammering Europe.
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A Syrian refugee kisses his son as he walks through a rainstorm towards Greece's border with Macedonia, near the Greek village of Idomeni, September 10, 2015. Most of the people flooding into Europe are refes fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries who have a legal right to seek asylum, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
The picture, taken by Yannis Behrakis for Reuters, shows how the refugee walks in the middle of the road in the torrential rain that has been pouring down in Greece.
tears are literally streaming down my face now.
The refugees in the picture are on their way to Macedonian border, which Macedonia sealed off as the number of asylum seekers has been growing.
The authorities in Macedonia have been heavily criticized for using tear gas and stun grenades as they forced them away from their southern border with Greece.
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On Tuesday, the UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon urged leaders to act responsibly towards the asylum seekers and reminded them that "refugees fleeing war and violence... have a right to seek asylum without any form of discrimination," AFP reported.
Tensions between European leaders and between refugees and police officers have been flaring in recent weeks as the number of asylum seekers coming into Europe keeps growing.
Reuters Armed Macedonian policemen stand in front of migrants and refugees in an attempt to control a crowd waiting to cross the border line from Greece into Macedonia, during a rainstorm near the Greek village of Idomeni, September 10, 2015.