Charities and local groups are experiencing a surge of support,with many people expressing dismay at the lack of support from the UK governmentWhile the politicians debated whether Britain would accept more refugees from Syria, the British public appeared to beget decided their help could wait no longer.
A day after shocking pictures were published of Ayla Kurdi, and the three-year-old Syrian boy whose lifeless body was washed up on a Turkish beach,tens of thousands of people across the country were signing petitions, donating to NGOs, or preparing to drive truckloads of supplies to Calais or volunteering to rob asylum-seekers into their homes.
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Source: theguardian.com