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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
social media. ijust don tjump in water like that. i use it to look at it. the boys now prepare for a life in italy. critics, including the italian government, accused rescue ngos of acting as a pull factor, encouraging migrants to make this dangerous journey. we put this to sos mediterranee. in the last 72 hours, 5,000 people arrived in the island of lampedusa, and there is no ngo at sea at the moment. so itjust shows that people will leave because they have no other choice. most of the boys say they wish to support families back home. 0ne wants to be the next marcus rashford, others doctors and accountants. after borrowing money for thejourney, this 18 year old says turning back is not an option. it would be a sin for me to collect money from people and not reach my destination.
the boys are not focused on the life in italy is the teenagers disembarked, it is unclear whether europe will offer them will be worth the life or death risk they took. live now to claire juchat, from sos mediterranee, who s in the port of civitavecchia in italy. how frequently and in the make please excuse now? make these rescues now. please excuse now? make these rescues now- rescues now. the violence and torture there rescues now. the violence and torture there and rescues now. the violence and torture there and it rescues now. the violence and torture there and it is - rescues now. the violence and torture there and it is quite i torture there and it is quite frequent and we had our last two last friday to give you an example. and how much does it still shock you