article_snippet.sent: Gangs of criminals're putting them on the road to death, really, and nothing else.
article_snippet.sent: It's "genocide -- nothing less than genocide, really," " Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told CNN.
article_snippet.sent: Security for Libya's borders is essential to "take out these criminal gangs -- these terrorists," " Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said.  
article_snippet.sent: Faced with thousands of desperate people fleeing wars and crises, Europe has closed borders, forcing people in search of protection to risk people lives and die at sea," De Filippi said.
article_snippet.sent: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said the focus needs to be on eradicating human trafficking and that the responsibility lies with the whole world, "not just Italy and Malta.
article_snippet.sent: And as long as countries of origin and transit do not take action to prevent these desperate trips, people will continue to put people lives at risk," the statement read.
article_snippet.sent: The desperation subsists -- there are almost a million people waiting to board boats and come to Northern Europe to seek a better life.