BBCNEWS Newsnight July 4, 2017
To the argument now the role of ngos rescuing migrants from the mediterranean. They face accusations theyre encouraging People Smuggling. For desperate people it can be tempting to cross because the bulk survive. About 97 . We have an extended report, now from yalda hakim whose been in sicily, which is on the frontline of this crisis. A Flimsy Inflatable Dinghy full of migrants is adrift in the open sea, around 30 miles from the libyan coast. They have no fuel, no water, and no food. Theyve been detected by a spanish ngo. Most of these migrants have never seen the ocean. They cannot swim. Afte...