Living conditions so bad refugees ‘would prefer to drown than stay there’

A new report has shed light on the horrendous conditions people are now living in having fled death and war in their own countries, writes Europe Correspondent Ann Cahill

Europe failed catastrophically to deal humanly with the influx of around a million people fleeing death and war, worsening the crisis and putting their lives and wellbeing at further risk.

The stark judgement came from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the French originated global body that traditionally works to meet the health needs of the most disadvantaged in the world, often at great risk to themselves.