Inside a migrant boat: 'these vessels are not safe in any way'

During an investigation into Europe's harsh immigration policies, the Guardian's Ashifa Kassam finds a double decker boat used by people smuggling gangs to transport migrants and refugees across the Mediterranean sea. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 The vessels are packed with up to 300 asylum seekers with women and children hidden in the lower deck as it is perceived to be safer. Kassam says the boats are "deceptively sturdy" but are "incredibly deadly" if they flip. Watch the full video ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xffeggLgyNk #migrants #refugees #asylumseekers #peoplesmuggling #humantrafficking #migrantcrisis #migrantgangs #crime