The wary migrants, crossing the high-altitude Alpine border clandestinely from Italy to France, couldn't be sure. Starting around 2016, when they first began encountering sneakered and thinly clothed migrants in trouble on Alpine passes, mountain workers refused to look the other way. The Alps aren't as deadly for migrants as the Mediterranean Sea, where many hundreds have died or gone missing this year alone. But it is so inhospitable for migrants that some quickly give up, even equipped with donated cold-weather gear. The view of those assisting them in the Alps is that not helping simply isn't an option.

Source: Ethiopian News December 21, 2021 13:49 UTC