SLUMPED in the sand just like the real body of the young boy it depicts, this sculpture is one of thousands of emotional responses which have poured out across the globe to the shocking images of dead Syrian refugee AylanKurdi.

    Indian artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created the sand sculpture of the 3-year-old at Puri beach, 65 kilometers from Bhubaneswar in eastern India.

    The words written below, “Humanity washed ashore. SHAME SHAME SHAME...,” encapsulate the horror felt by all who have seen the pictures of Aylan face down in the sand of Turkey’s Bodrum beach after he drowned alongside his mother Rehan, 35, and brother Galip, 5.

    The desperate family — who fled the ISIS-besieged Syrian city of Kobane — were on an overcrowded dinghy bound for the Greek island of Kos when it capsized. The boy’s father Abdullah survived.

    On social media, users have created moving and poignant artwork in response to the tragedy, with many portraying the tragic little boy as an angel.

    Many of the tribute images are pencil illustrations depicting Aylan lying dead on Bodrum beach while a local gendarme stands over his body.

    (SD-Agencies)