Africa: As Pandemic Subsides, Migrants Resume Unsafe Journeys to Europe

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Africa: As Pandemic Subsides, Migrants Resume Unsafe Journeys to Europe

[VOA] Rome -- Following a lull in arrivals of migrants in Italy due to the pandemic, hundreds have now resumed risking their lives in search for a better future in Europe. As weather conditions improve and with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Italy, traffickers are taking advantage and overcrowding vessels with migrants from the Libyan coastline.

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