Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Drowning - they do it every day

"Senegal. At least 140 migrants from Africa and the Middle East are feared to have died in three incidents during the weekend during attempts to get to Europe. At least 51 people drowned outside Turkey's coast when a boat in the Aegean sea outside the Turkish city Seferihisar the Saturday, CNN Türk stated... Also 40 Africans were reported dead outside Senegal's coast in West Africa. Another 50 people are missing since a migration boat sunk outside the West Sahara's coast..."

/TT-AFP

Do you know what happens to many of those that DO survive these extremely dangerous and desperate flights from different hard situations in their own country and life? Well, many of them are sent right back or are put in overcrowded camps where they spend long periods of time. Isn't the European Union amazing? Hurray! Go Fort Europa!

The pic comes from:
http://www.worldpress.org/Europe/2530.cfm
Here you can also read more.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Startin' to miss your presence here. Are you allright?