All articles tagged with #smuggling networks
Three people, including a 10-year-old, died in a crush on an overcrowded dinghy off northern France on September 28. While overall Channel crossings have dropped by 42% this year, authorities report a shift toward longer, more dangerous routes from Normandy and Seine-Maritime as police pressure increases in the north.
The death toll from one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean has risen to 81, with only 104 survivors found so far. New accounts from survivors have raised questions about the Greek coast guard's response to the incident. Survivors claim that up to 750 people were on board, and that the smugglers didn't let anyone bring lifejackets. The Greek coast guard has been criticised for not trying to rescue the migrants before their vessel sank. Smuggling networks are growing stronger due to migration “bottlenecks” resulting from Europe's tight border policies.