What Refugees Face on the World’s Deadliest Migration Route

Kaleigh Walsh 

In the beginning on the article “What Refugees Face on the World’s Deadliest Migration Route” posted by the New York Times, it begins with sharing the story that refugees endure. From the Syrian war it has displaced millions of refuges who are trying to flee away from barrel bombs and chemical weapons. In doing so, refuges must travel thousands of miles or a difficult route through the waters. Within the article it mentions that since 2015 almost half a million refuges have made it to the Italian cost by floating through Libya. Not only is this route long and most trafficked in the world, but it is also the deadliest route to travel with 15,000 deaths since 2014. Just within this year more than 550 people have died and many are already missing. Later on in the article it mentions that in past years when the European Union would find refugees in international waters they would bring them to the nearest safe point which use to be Italy. However, now the European Union made a deal with Libya to have them return to Europe. From harsh conditioning currently going on with refuges and trying to assist them, it has led larger NGOs to stop their rescue efforts since they are being invested. Last month it mentioned that a crew of Proactiva Open Arms was investigated for helping the refugees within the waters.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/magazine/refugees-mediterranean-rescue.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fworld&action=click&contentCollection=world&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=7&pgtype=sectionfront