Migrants defy desert and sea to reach Lampedusa

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Migrants defy desert and sea to reach Lampedusa

As the EU expects the number of asylum applications to exceed one million by the end of this year, it's working to curb the arrivals by striking deals with countries in North Africa and the Middle East. Our correspondent Joel Flynn continues TRT World's special coverage of Europe's migrant crisis from the Italian island of Lampedusa.

September 13, 2023