UN Says People Smuggling Across Gulf of Aden Doubles, Deaths Go Down(2/2)
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参考答案: People pay smugglers up to $150 to make the treacherous journey, which usually ends up being a nightmare and often fatal.
Pagonis says survivors tell horrific tales of brutality, about passengers being beaten, stabbed, and raped. She says many people have drowned after smugglers have forced them to jump into the sea before arriving on the coast of Yemen.
"What we have been trying to point out to people are the dangers of crossing. When you have refugees who are fleeing, it is one of these tricky situations; you cannot say we do not encourage you to leave your own country because the risks are really great.
People who are fleeing for their lives are going to take whatever means they can to get out of there. But, we just need to point out the risk to them that they may well lose their lives."
Pagonis says the UNHCR has been calling for increased action to save lives in the Gulf of Aden and other waters. She says the agency is stepping up an information campaign to inform refugees of the dangers of traveling in smugglers' boats.
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