Migrants in Italy

The UN says the number of migrants who have died or disappeared crossing from North Africa to Europe has tripled since last year. Italy is the main entry point to the EU. But many who arrive there don’t want to stay and increasing numbers are travelling north to try to cross into France. We speak to our correpondent Mark Lowen who has met some of the people at that shared border.

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Presenter: Anna Foster.

(Photo: Migrants queue in border town of Ventimiglia, Italy, May 15, 2023. Credit: Candida Lobes/MSF/Handout via REUTERS)