VIDEO: From Syria to London thanks to Facebook

Story of Eiad Zinah, a 30-year-old refugee from Syria who reached London via Egypt and Italy after five attempts to cross the Channel. Essential in his journey were his smartphone (topped up every day by a friend in Egypt) and Facebook, where he found the trafficker for the crossing.

Storia di Eiad Zinah, 30enne siriano passato per l’Egitto e l’Italia, fino ad arrivare a Londra, dopo cinque tentativi di attraversare la Manica. Fondamentale nel suo viaggio lo smartphone (ricaricato ogni giorno da un amico in Egitto) e Facebook, dove ha trovato sia il trafficante per la traversata.

Video with Alessandro Allocca on La Repubblica TV – in English with Italian subtitles.