An air of melancholy engulfs the small village of Bandali in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, where hopes are fading fast for nearly two dozen residents who went abroad in search of a better life and have since disappeared
Families fight back tears as they yearn to hear what may have happened to their loved ones – all migrants aboard the Adriana, an overcrowded fishing trawler that capsized off the coast of Greece last week, killing at least 81 people and leaving hundreds more missing. In Pakistan, authorities said more than 300 of its nationals died in the tragedy, but did not specify how they received the information.
The worst was the lowest deck, where it was nearly impossible for travelers to roam or move to higher ground. Many Pakistanis were on the bottom deck, survivors said. A dangerous journey The Mediterranean, particularly Greece’s many southern islands, is a key route for migrants and refugees attempting to flee political strife and poverty in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
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