More and more people will try to get away, and consequently more and more people will drown.
Traffickers’ trade turns to refugee tragedy off Greece
October 28, 2015 at 6:45 PM EDT
A boat carrying hundreds of Syrian refugees capsized off the coast of the Greek island of Lesbos. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant recounts the deadly scene, as doctors tried to revive and treat victims and boats went out in search of survivors amid the calmer waters.
GWEN IFILL:Hundreds of Syrian refugees fleeing the ravages of war met another tragedy today, as their desperate journey to find a new home ended in despair.
Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from the Greek island of Lesbos.
MALCOLM BRABANT: On the port side in Molyvos, a medical team worked frantically to revive a small child. This was happening two hours after the boat capsized.
The doctors’ efforts were in vain. The cries of the bereaved pierced the night. Lesbos is full of volunteers here to help the refugees and migrants. They swaddled young survivors in thermal blankets, trying to ward off hypothermia.
Adult survivors were visibly traumatized. The island’s small ambulance service was swamped and underequipped to deal with such a disaster.
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Traffickers' trade turns to refugee tragedy off Greece
Traffickers’ trade turns to refugee tragedy off Greece
October 28, 2015 at 6:45 PM EDT
A boat carrying hundreds of Syrian refugees capsized off the coast of the Greek island of Lesbos. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant recounts the deadly scene, as doctors tried to revive and treat victims and boats went out in search of survivors amid the calmer waters.
GWEN IFILL:Hundreds of Syrian refugees fleeing the ravages of war met another tragedy today, as their desperate journey to find a new home ended in despair.
Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from the Greek island of Lesbos.
MALCOLM BRABANT: On the port side in Molyvos, a medical team worked frantically to revive a small child. This was happening two hours after the boat capsized.
The doctors’ efforts were in vain. The cries of the bereaved pierced the night. Lesbos is full of volunteers here to help the refugees and migrants. They swaddled young survivors in thermal blankets, trying to ward off hypothermia.
Adult survivors were visibly traumatized. The island’s small ambulance service was swamped and underequipped to deal with such a disaster.
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Traffickers' trade turns to refugee tragedy off Greece
