rescue ngo sos mediterranee bring all 86 safely aboard. most are from the gambia and many left home years ago. a large number seek opportunities in europe but some seek asylum. this 16 year old tells us he was forced to flee togo due to his family s political connections. somebody came and ran inside the house and picked me and i ran into the bush to hide me. later, the person came back to tell me that your mum is dead. your dad also is dead. those we speak to say they ve suffered abuse at the hands of the libyan authorities after failed crossings. to improve their odds, some monitor rescue vessels on their phones. unlike social media. i like
from libya, bound for italy. they shout this is what it looks like to have gambled your life and won. most of these 86 migrants are under the age of 18, their lives ahead of them. but they said nothing could stop them from trying to cross the mediterranean. for many of these young men, this isn t their first attempt. everyone we spoke to had friends who had died making the same journey. rescue ngo, sos mediterranee, bring all 86 safely aboard. most are from the gambia, and many left home years ago. a large number seek opportunities in europe, but some seek asylum. this 16 year old tells us he was forced to flee togo due