The migrant situation in Italy is growing more desperate by the day. Almost 450 people are now thought to have died this week as African migrants attempt to cross the Mediterranean. CCTV’s Filio Kontrafouri filed this report from southern Italy.

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Prof. Henk van Houtum discusses Europe’s surge in immigrants

CCTV America interviewed Henk van Houtum for more information on Europe’s surge of immigrants. He’s a professor of geopolitics in the Netherlands.