An aerial view of the Zaatari refugee camp, which holds roughly 115,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan about 12 km from the Syrian border. REUTERS/Mandel Ngan/Pool
Rich Refugees Pay Thousands To Flee War-Torn Syria In Luxury -- The Telegraph
Tens of thousands of wealthy Syrians are illegally immigrating to Europe on planes and luxury cruise liners, Ruth Sherlock reports.
Amid the jewellery stores and art galleries of a bijou district of Beirut, the travel agent’s office was bustling with customers. Elegantly dressed women wearing Gucci glasses and with manicured nails flicked through glossy brochures advertising Mediterranean cruises and package holidays as they waited their turn.
At his desk the agent worked through customers’ requests: passports could be bought with a bribe; so could many European visas. The journeys could be long, but the travel was safe and tailored for the client’s “maximum comfort”, he assured them.
As thousands of Syrian refugees risk their lives, flinging themselves on overcrowded rubber dinghies, or hiding in livestock transporters to reach Europe, Syria’s rich are smuggled to the continent on planes and luxury cruise liners.
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My Comment: This refugee crisis is only going to get worst as the civil war grinds on in Syria.
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