Greece migrant boat disaster: More than 300 Pakistanis dead in Mediterranean tragedy, official says | CNN
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More than 300 Pakistani nationals have been killed in the sinking of a overcrowded fishing trawler off the coast of Greece, the latest tragedy to expose the refugee crisis confronting the European Union as tens of thousands seek sanctuary from war, persecution and poverty.
  • Something_Complex@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    And everyone posting attention to some millionaires in their submarine doing this as an option instead of as a need to get a better life, escape hunger or poverty.

    • souperk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      Greek here, they were illegal immigrants. They were helpless people in a boat with a broken engine. They were people fleeing from a war. They were people that didn’t ask for help fearing pushbacks, concetration camps, and police abuse. They were people the coast guard stood and watched them die for 3 days.

      • sadreality@kbin.social
        01·
        1 year ago

        What war were they fleeing?

        Pakistan is not engaged in any hot conflicts currently… These people are economic refugees.