[refugee crisis]REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis Instability throughout large parts of the world in 2015 have furthered exacerbated a growing refugee crisis in Turkey, parts of the Middle East, and throughout Europe. Coming from war zones in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and portions of sub-Saharan Africa, the refugees have been driven towards Europe with the hopes of finding a better life for themselves and their families. The scope of the crisis is almost impossible to grasp: in 2015, over 1 million refugees have entered Europe alone. The following photos from staff photographers at Thomson Reuters won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography. A SYRIAN REFUGEE HOLDS ONTO HIS CHILDREN AS HE STRUGGLES TO WALK OFF A DINGHY ON THE GREEK ISLAND OF LESBOS, AFTER CROSSING A PART OF THE AEGEAN SEA FROM TURKEY TO LESBOS SEPTEMBER 24, 2015. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis A SYRIAN REFUGEE KISSES HIS DAUGHTER AS HE WALKS THROUGH A RAINSTORM TOWARDS GREECE'S BORDER WITH MACEDONIA, NEAR THE GREEK VILLAGE OF IDOMENI, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis SYRIAN MIGRANTS CROSS UNDER A FENCE AS THEY ENTER HUNGARY AT THE BORDER WITH SERBIA, NEAR ROSZKE, AUGUST 27, 2015. Bernadett Szabo/Reuters SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER
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