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the continent via the dangerous crossing of the mediterranean sea. every week, thousands of people entrust their lives to unscrupulous smugglers, paying huge sums of cash for passage in boats that are barely see worthy. their goal is a better future, but time and time again, refugees and migrants find themselves in distress at sea with dramatic and sometimes tragic consequences. one of the people whose born witness to those tragedies is been chancellor luciano. he's an italian fisherman. he spent his whole life near the sea, and when a boat broke apart within sight of his home town, something inside of him broke 2 of the roughly 180 occupants only half could be rescued from the water. many italians were horrified and more and more angry with the european refugee policy that fails to prevent tragedies like the one on the calabria coast near katana. calamity has struck the

coast of calabria. strong winds bring more bodies near land, weeks after one of the deadliest ship wrecks near italy shores in a decade. diving teams carry the remains to the coroner. at least 80 people are known to have died. what would cause a local fisherman, vincenzo luciano is still in shock. he, he's been helping search teams, navigate the waters. he knows well vincenzo was among the 1st on the scene that fateful day, livable, reasonable needle, a little blessing. bradshaw, mrs. lubbock. i saw a child when i picked him up and laid him down on the shore. he was already dead. his eyes were still open. mistake. i am angry at myself that if i hadn't had a coffee, i could have arrived 5 minutes earlier and saved him. unshaken that morning changed my whole life. was course well about the look of the other people among the sand and shells at his feet. objects that outlived their owners around

$180.00 migrants and asylum seekers tried to reach italy from turkey. but their overloaded boat broke apart near the coast. one tragedy to many says vincenzo thousands, have drowned in recent years, trying to reach europe. vincenzo has been fishing for almost 4 decades, but none his nets lie empty and his boat doesn't budge from dry land. when you'll land, i cannot go back out to sea. i can't handle it. images of those dead bodies keep coming to my mind and i can't bring myself to cost on my fishing nets. i just can't touch each other. has he has seen the bodies to he survived the shipwreck and his paying his respect, set this makeshift more in the local sports whole. he still cannot forget the panic screams and prayers of that night at sea when afghans,

syrians and iranians lost their lives. 2 of her seeps, friends died, them here or the cost is yours. that angie the mother, christie bed or the zip in every one was droning more so was i grab the ship and broke into pieces. what good of them are, go? i said i grabbed onto a piece of words distributed this route was a gift my from a gordon would like about a model like an a ma hope if he actually with a my kids are only there's a normal non amana with that. i will never forget that day is waafa. i think i was born again more the was and leisure the money. i see pope's to one day start a new life may be in germany. but under european union law, people have to claim asylum in the country where they 1st arrive. for years the block has been at odds over if and how to reform those rules. and some say tragedies like the one near cro. tony are a result of failed policy. disasters it see created on land

as night falls over calabria. francesca rocca is carrying out her evening ritual, serving up food to undocumented migrants and others in neat. she says there simply aren't enough legal ways to enter the game. will go by law built by law. the government really needs to get better unwelcoming migrants, clia. they don't the immigration as a positive thing. they say they need to move a couple down migration flows instead of helping people arrive thought ada. gotcha, banana. italian prime minister, george maloney from the far right brothers eventually party met with relatives of the victims in the aftermath of the tragedy. she says her government is not to blame me, ocean samples. my conscience is clear here that what we are seeing is here that the more people leave, the more people put themselves hoop in the hands of cynical smugglers who the grade

of the red line. he said something goes wrong that i've begun t. if you traditionally quickle's or the story, rome is pushing ahead with controversial laws to restrict search and rescue operations run by non profit groups. arguing they encourage people to make these dangerous journeys crate explore, and this could result in more people droning. but local mer, antonio should also says, it's the right approach. westlaw blair, mcdavia soldier. when this problem must at least become a european problem, italy alone cannot bear all of the sale. it's true, italy lends itself more than other motions to boat arrives in dallas, but it is clear that all these people don't want to stay in it a little for they want to move to other cultures, isn't it? in that, while your actual subsidy, vincenzo doesn't know if or when he will muster the courage to start fishing again . he keeps retracing the steps of his trauma trying to move forward. when i'm on my vin would provide me all the care of the buddha,

gail at all. a mother came to see me because she learned i was among the 1st rescuers. the bully, one of her daughters was already dead, but she begged me to find the other one love to me. so i'm coming back going up and down the shores every single day, night and day until i find the deal. what would you do to jordan conklin? all to thinking, are you trouble of he was that was the mamma finch. hinesville wants calabria to draw a line in the sand under this catastrophe. but after years of debate, you countries are yet to reach a deal on the overhauled to asylum policy. many say is urgently needed since the ship wreck. hundreds more migrants have arrived initially in small boats. and dozens have gone missing or drone toil attempting. the crossing italy has taken in almost 3 times as many refugees compared to the same period one year ago. of the millions of people who fled the war in ukraine,

many found refuge in austria, but often with only the bare necessities at hand, no language skills and dwindling bank accounts. in vienna though some got immediate assistance from the american ex pat tanya meyer who is waiting for them at the central train station. she has supported thousands of ukrainian refugees and made a name for herself in the process. in case any one doubts that one person can make a difference. ask ukrainian refugees in vienna for whom one name has become a lifeline. tanya find tanya meyer. they say she will help you. that's the advice lillia was given by another refugee as she deposited her teenage son in vienna alone before returning to the front line in ukraine. she said it tanya, you held for my son, this is my one, the child and i, i don't want it there to

a hugh was killed in this war. tanya meyer found herself in this role somewhat by accident, displayed an earlier career in investment banking. for years she'd been mostly a stay at home mom then russia invaded ukraine february 24th. i woke up burst into tears, cried the whole morning and then like i just started following what was happening, someone wrote me, hey tanya, if you're in vienna, like you should go help at the transition go there. they need russian or ukrainian speakers fluent and russian meyer helped ukrainians arriving in vienna. many of whom had just a few belongings and plastic bags and a little if any cash. she started buying things for people out of her own pocket. but the level of need quickly became overwhelming. refugees were stuck in the arrival center for many weeks, instead of the envisioned 3 days. and as long as they were there, they could not start getting financial assistance. the state response was super slow and completely chaotic, and they were waiting months to get any money from the austrian government. that's

where the idea was born to crowd fund grocery cards of 50 euros each. together with some volunteers, tanya meyer created a website and started pleading for funds on social media. she puts every penny into the gift cards, mailing many by hand and posting photos of the food recipients by so far about 4000 cards have been delivered. i was so grateful and i wrote her a diner. thank you so much because 50 or every time it was a big amount of money. you know, when you came here and you don't have money, you don't know what is going on. irina says myers gift card was the 1st hand of help she and her children got in austria kits. water as if surprise food her like i hope it goes the why to. it's sold born to for our 1st time because your own soul. ah, i steadily your last it's too much. i mean usually it's impossible. i work with

others to get their money from. the silly says tanya myer also helped him find housing when he and his mother were homeless. now he volunteers as her online group administrator. i lot of people need help and like danny, i can do everything by her own so, i mean there is not enough resources to like only one person. but myer is far from alone. train of hope and angio set up originally to help with the large inflow of migrants in 2015 has provided food, clothing, space, and activities for an estimated 135000 refugees so far. but the organization also says it's a shame these tasks are falling to volunteers. again, to could have learned a lot looking back at what happened in 2015. what was needed by the refugees and how it all evolved. but we failed in 2022 when the ukrainians were coming. that while the angio and civil society had them the homework and most of the management of public administration didn't, most refugees here expressed gratitude to the austrian government. but some also

feel the initial welcome has worn out this group of people with disabilities and severe illness lives in a building that will be closed next month. and they haven't been told what happens next. you know, they're going to move us all and we're all really scared. what are they move as all to different places? how will we help each other? who's going to help us work for many? the answer to that question is again, tanya. but she explains that she too, has been helped by her project. i felt a little bit like i been a bad example to my kids because i haven't had a job job. and so but i also feel like i'm in a really good example that i've talked to me, you can do something as one person. they've all know is here themselves to do conversation practice with ukrainian kids, their own it that makes me or out on him. i or says she'll continue help

until the money but that's not today. her phone is buzzing with new requests and new donations, and people are counting on tanya to make it to the mailbox. france is in turmoil. millions have taken to the streets to protest against president manuel, mar chrome. the pension reform stipulates that french people should work 2 years longer in the future, up to the age of 64. but paul show that the majority of france does not agree with that decision. elisia a student takes to the barricades, not just as an act against the new retirement laws, like many others, she's demonstrating because she feels she's not being taken seriously at all. not by the government, nor by the french president. oh, elisia never misses a protest like millions of french citizens, the 19 year old wants to prevent the government from pushing through its pension reforms. she wants people to be able to retire at $62.00

a month in some countries at $67.00. that's a lot for me. this is historic. it's one of the biggest social mobilizations in the past 70 years. since may of 68 and against pension reform, the people have to be heard. the atmosphere in paris is half festival, have revolution. some banks have boarded up their windows. they're scared of paving stones and of the populations anger against president emmanuel mccall. elisia, a law student says he's behaving like a monarch. she is angry that his government bypassed parliament when they raised their retirement age to 64. they don't want to back down does need the compromise nor debate. even the unions are being ignored. that's the problem. for months the president has been trying to convince the french that the pension system needs

more funds. cabassos. do you think i'm enjoying this reform? you know, today, there are 17000000 pensioners living in 2030. there will be $20000000.00. is, do you think we can continue with these rules of vic? but according to polls, 2 thirds of the french are against this reform. they are worried about their future . ah, carrington, if you've already worked 44 years like me, there are other things to do than work. life is already relatively short. oh, these protestors seeing that macklin has declared war on them as had the police, a reference to the tough policing of the protests. it's my mom cooling. yeah, it was my mom. she's always worried when i go to a protest. many french economists are behind the president and think that the

demands of the protesters are absurd. but some political scientists argue that there are other ways of financing the pension schemes. some are looking to other e u states for comparison of health booklets in france. the working conditions for many employees have worsened the sale. they say they can't keep up because the pressure is too much like i don't not the city in germany on the other hand, mine, but working conditions have improved in industry. for example, they don't understand. oh, many protesters they, they are being exploited by the political system by the economic system, by industry. some more radical ones are ready to fight this protest or wanted to remain anonymous. all social rights were more or less acquired through violence, fighting for them, legitimizes violence to some extent. this is joan, i support learners. the young people are angry. i'm old, i'm retired,

but i'm also very angry. this anger is shared by tens of thousands at the plaster, la la da, situation escalated it. some garbage was even set on fire. the garbage has been piling up in paris as the collectors are also against the reform and have gone on strike. the situation is chaotic, but elisia will continue to fight for a better future, or at least until the president drops this reform. it happened in a matter of minutes. tens of thousands of buildings in turkey were damaged or destroyed by severe earthquakes. of those who were lucky enough to escape to safety, hundreds of thousands have lost their homes for ever one place that was hit especially hard was the city of his kinda room since the earthquakes many families have been living intense, provided by the state disaster protection agency including children like boon

yameen. his life is one, lived in a state of emergency with no solution in sight. and then the name of the goldfish could be saved. his aquarium seems a little lost in the middle of the tent. i need to car mama should i give him one or 2? says 9 year old. when you mean the fish is a welcome distraction. a familiar friend in the new normal oh she actually by allah, saved are fish. but the other one died. a lot of you know, colors. okay. good, mr. maybe it was just too much for it for one fish died and the other one live when you mean and his family survived the earthquake, but their house is no longer safe to live in. for now, they're living in a temporary camp along with 2000 other people. the parents talk as little as

possible about the earthquake. but the children talk about little else crush in this is that the little when me ran out of the house, my heart was pounding jim, cuz i knew i was very scared that our house was going to fall on us. can you go? oh, mother, yours, yours. oh, i'm starting to remember everything again. well, but that night it was like watching a film yada, didn't do much they their father, muhammad preach, prayer is for his relatives out of the koran. many of them died in the earthquake with the children know this as well. no one has been able to mourn properly. how can they, when they're living in the midst of disaster? oh sure, i hadn't been able to cry since then. it's not good, but i just keep it all inside your home then every day so little it's very hard to

hold the family together and still be strong vocal for to take their minds off things. husein takes his brother, bring him into the playground. this was rare in their old lives. the sibling suffer from a bone disease and have to be very careful. a few carefree moments are so important . now. this is the case for every one says the psychologist who looks after the children in the camp taken, i guess only jack mom called children are very afraid. it will happen again because there are still tremors. lots, i guess there was another one last night seeking day many here have lost family and friends. i don't was. so of course they are very frightening. talk which of yours should give you so many children get scared when their parents leave them alone. not beyond on be that you do a story even when they're just going to the toilet or non existent if they believe the earthquake was weeks ago. but benyamin and hussein no now that their old life is over visible and on the home i really

miss mom waking me up in my soft bed. exactly. oh you shout with shell. it's not cozy here. no, no matter wet, i'll never feel the way i did in my old bed. ah, it saves you many earthquake survivors report never getting over their fears. even decades later, dancing doesn't help either, but it does distract the children a little and make them laugh. that alone is a huge triumph. ah, the good boy, every day is a little better. the children play games and are beginning to trust us in a given you. you can see them laughing, which they couldn't do before. i could, i get it very few here including blue means family. know what comes next.

should they stay here in the camp and wait or try to start a new life in a strange city? the thought is painful. it did it never so happy that our last payment on the apartment was due next month and it wouldn't either be in touch with them or if it was finally going to be ours. and now it's all gone. i don't want to say what occuptation mitchell is. i try not to think about it. i play with my teddy bear po food up to forget on this plane on this po for duke, a pink friend given to benyamin here in the camp helps him forget the earthquake. just a little have you ever had some one tell you you look like some one else. it might be a film star or a politician. but what happens if the person you look similar to does something that you don't want to be associated with anymore?

like this sky over here, vladimir putin has a look alike who lives in poland and who is anything but happy about what his own doppelganger has come to represent coffee with putin or rather with suave amir. still bella, the russian presidents, polish look alike. so bella says he would never be confused for picking the position of the eyes. yes. and may be the lips, but it's really the movements that matter. hooton's, characteristic posture for example, his stride all to pass out the door from the waist down. put in walks like a model leg symmetrical, go, but ex tensed or stopped his from the waist up. he marches like a soldier that is buffer the left hand swings and the right hand is steady auxiliary for the liberal anchor. because k g b officers carry their weapons on the right side, the and they have to be able to reach them quickly, said, oh,

because you bellows from privacy on your but on the machine for no ship crocheting coverage. so balla runs a transportation company as his main occupation for a long time being putin was more of a hobby. that is until the full scale russian invasion of ukraine last year. that was a turning point for him to ms. gun. sure to be sure, of course, i don't agree with what put in his doing shooting program, his present way of doing politics learner. there's no excuse for such a thing, but no one should accept conflicts in which people dime pebble cove i dropped the gothic to geologic, you know so well i used to star and funny commercials all over the world. he even performed in a musical but he believed that would be in poor taste now ago he's become cautious and says he's been insulted multiple times. he or rather his look alike isn't even welcome in his own hometown roth. 4th, who does this man look like?

a coat, an evil pruden that creep that horrible man. oh, i don't even want to look at him. on the voicemail i thought is that who you or someone else? so the last career as a look alike began 11 years ago. mostly people kept telling him he looked like couldn't, so he got in touch with the photographer of doppelganger. but those were different times. he says now he, she said to cassie to the school that people used to enjoy having their picture taken with him. but last year, isabella distanced himself from putting on his homepage. yes. then you didn't level of and i'm the only person performing professionally as putin who does not live in russia, but in a free and democratic country. so just tickle to spot them. i will use this freedom to mock this desperate and his regime of ukraine. it's the only way i can help the people of ukraine operates long live free ukraine museum, no crane now. so ballast selects his projects carefully. he doesn't want to fool

around any more. he only one serious and critical roles. honda leaves and playing the role of the villain that was focused on your for this week. thanks for watching. on behalf of the whole team have a safe week ahead and bye for now. ah . ah. ah, with

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