What makes a person risk life and limb to reach Europe’s shores? This extract from a new book telling the stories of five migrants recounts the events that led to one woman’s harrowing journey from Eritrea to Greece Charlotte McDonald-Gibson’s _Cast Away: Stories of Survival from Europe’s Refugee Crisis_ tells the story of the European Union’s chaotic and mismanaged response to the crisis through the eyes of five people who have arrived on Europe’s shores since 2011. They include Sina (not her real name), an Eritrean woman forced to flee with her husband Dani when she was heavily pregnant. This is her story. If you had left Eritrea illegally the state could reach outside national borders and drag you back for punishment Related: Inside Eritrea: conscription and poverty drive exodus from secretive African state When Antonis reached the wreck, the water was slick with oil and wood Related: The Journey: A refugee's odyssey from Syria to Sweden Continue reading...
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