Asian migrants abandon hope of reaching Europe after series of deadly shipwrecks

By : South China Morning Post

Published On: 2023-07-26

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Read more about Europe’s refugee crisis: https://sc.mp/u4lu Muhammad Naeem Butt says he abandoned his risky plans to try and find a better life in Europe after learning that an overloaded fishing boat carrying up to 750 migrants capsized off Greece in June. More than 20 people from his hometown Khuiratta in Pakistan-held Kashmir were among the 600 who drowned when the vessel sank. Butt said after looking back, he realised the risk he was ready to take making the same journey was not worth it.

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