Thousands of migrants are dying as they try to reach Europe. 

Over the last several years, thousands of migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea as they tried to make their way to European countries like Italy and Greece.  

One of the deadliest tragedies happened recently after an overloaded boat capsized and sank off the Greek coast. It resulted in dozens of confirmed deaths and hundreds more missing. The boat had sailed from Libya packed with migrants from countries in North Africa, Syria and Pakistan. 

The latest disaster has also focused attention on the tough stance Europe has taken on border security as it responds to the ongoing crisis.  

Joining the discussion: 

• Maria Alcazar Castilla is Deputy-Regional Director for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Europe.  
• Dimitrios Soultogiannis is a journalist and correspondent for Star TV Greece. 
• Klaus Larres is a visiting scholar at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University. 
• Abdullahi Boru Halakhe is an Africa security and policy analyst. 

"Instead of getting fish I sometimes get dead bodies… once I found a baby's body."

Tunisian fisherman Oussama Dabbebi spoke to the BBC about how he recently found the bodies of 15 migrants in his nets over a three-day period.https://t.co/IIg7Oxqzc3

— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) June 24, 2023

At least 209 Pakistanis were on board migrant boat that sank off Greece, data suggests https://t.co/Oyj8a8Guxi pic.twitter.com/Tm3DuIFYqL

— Reuters (@Reuters) June 23, 2023