There is a little Syrian boy, dead, face down, washed up on a Turkish beach. For God's sake British Government, help the — Sarah Holmes MBE (@CalmHolmes)September 2, 2015
Tensions are growing among European Union (EU) member countries as to how to deal with the situation, but people across the continent have also made gestures of solidarity, such as donating food and drinks, and organizing demonstrations.Amid calls for Britain to accept more refugees, the country's Prime Minister David Cameron today defended the UK's record and claimed that "taking more and more refugees" was not the answer.Just 216 Syrian asylum seekers have qualified for the UK's official Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme between January 2014 and August 27, and Cameron has said the final number will not exceed 1,000.Meanwhile, a record 104,460 asylum seekers arrived in Germany last month, a Bavarian official said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the police force in the southern city of Munich tweeted that around 590 refugees had arrived at the city's main train station after traveling from Budapest, Hungary, and asked local residents to bring food and clothing. Thousands of people have arrived at Munich's station this week.This image of the body of a Syrian boy drowned today on a Turkish beach is emblematic of the world's failure in Syria — Liz Sly (@LizSly)September 2, 2015
Donated water and other drinks at the central train station in Munich. Photo by Sven Hoppe
We are thrilled by the myriad of relief supplies the citizens of — Polizei München (@PolizeiMuenchen)September 1, 2015
Please do not bring any more goods for the Moment.The donations at hand will be sufficient for the refugees present and arriving today.
— Polizei München (@PolizeiMuenchen)September 1, 2015
Related: Germany Is Set to Accept Asylum Applications From all Syrians Who Arrive ThereGermany recently announced its suspension of the Dublin regulations, announcing it would accept applications from any Syrian asylum seeker who reached its territory, regardless of where they entered the EU. The suspension has caused confusion among neighboring countries, given that migrants without documentation are not technically allowed to travel across Europe, reported Reuters.Berlin is pushing for a quota system to be agreed that would see asylum seekers spread evenly throughout EU countries. But at a joint press conference on Tuesday, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said: "Some countries don't want refugees," he said. "You can't force anyone [to take them]."Watch the VICE News documentary,Migrant Prisons of Libya: Europe or Die:What chaos? Quiet, orderly scenes as — Joyce Man (@joyciemannie)September 1, 2015