30 refugees and migrants feared dead off Libyan coast

At least 30 refugees and migrants are feared drowned off the coast of Libya today, acccording to the International Organization for Migration.

More than 2,300 people have died at sea trying to reach Europe since January, according to the IOM.

Hans Rosling, a professor of global health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, explains in this video why refugees choose to try to enter the EU by boat: