A week ago, the boat carrying Bilal Dandashi, his relatives, and dozens of others hoping to escape Lebanon and reach Europe sank in the Mediterranean. Dandashi still doesn’t know if his wife and children are alive or dead.
Bilal Dandashi, gestures as he speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, in Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. A week ago, the boat carrying Bilal Dandashi, his relatives and dozens of others hoping to escape Lebanon and reach Europe sank in the Mediterranean. Dandashi still doesn't know if his wife and children are alive or dead.
Lebanon has now become a source for migrants making the dangerous boat crossing to reach European shores. There are no firm figures, but hundreds of Lebanese in recent months have attempted the journey. Bilal and another of his brothers had attempted a crossing once before, but the smugglers’ boat they were on stalled offshore.
“If it hadn’t hit us from the front ... we would have been able to cross,” he said. “They took a decision intentionally.” The increase in migrants is fueled by desperation from an economic meltdown caused by years of corruption and mismanagement.
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