Submitted by christian on Mon, 04/20/2015 - 18:48
It is now evident that facilitation networks in Libya have taken advantage of the areas of being patrolled by the Italian authorities in Central Mediterranean, adapting their modus operandi in a way that has increased the profitability of their illegal business. Facilitators in Libya have been increasingly making use of boats that are unseaworthy. Moreover, boats are dangerously overcrowded, which increases the risk of fatalities, and with not enough fuel to even reach the island of Lampedusa, the risks these migrants take are enormous.
