The town of Oulx, situated near the Italian-French border in Italy's Alta Valle di Susa, has continued to represent an "important crossroads of two migration flows directed to France," the organization Doctors for Human Rights (MEDU) said in a report on the situation at the northwestern border of the Alps released on July 9.
Families from Afghanistan have joined the African and Arab migrants who regularly attempt the alpine crossing from Italy to France. InfoMigrants followed a team of rescue volunteers on February 5 as they patrolled the perilous mountain paths used by asylum seekers.
The Italian organization Doctors for Human Rights (MEDU) has denounced the critical situation of migrants who attempt to reach France from Italy through the Alpine border.
A team of volunteers and a cultural mediator will be working at the Italian border with France in order to try to dissuade migrants from crossing into France through dangerous mountain paths covered in snow.
Migrants and refugees put themselves through all sorts of extreme situations to find a new place to live. The border region between Italy and France is especially perilous due to high mountain ranges and extreme weather conditions. Activists and local residents try to offer shelter and speak out warnings.