The number of migrants reaching Europe also has decreased dramatically, meaning that, proportionally, more of them are dying. Chemseddine Marzoug has spent years building a cemetery in Tunisia for hundreds of African migrants who never made it to Europe. Chemseddine Marzoug has spent years building a cemetery in Tunisia for hundreds of African migrants who never made it to Europe. Last year, his eldest son, Firas, secretly arranged with friends in Europe to flee to Italy on a migrant boat. Four months ago, Marzoug’s 18-year-old son, Elias, followed his brother on another illegal migrant boat.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 27, 2017 10:52 UTC