Illegal migration: the dangers of desperation

Submitted by admin on 22 September, 2007 - 21:55.

For those whose desperation is too great to be daunted by the danger, crossing the seas from North Africa to Europe seems like a good option. Thousands make the voyage each year and in the last week over 500 migrants have reached the southern Italian island of Lampedusa. by Kate Huber (text) and Vanessa Mock (audio). Radio Netherlands.