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== Dangers ==

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These sea crossings are fraught with danger, as migrants often pay in advance and must wait several long periods of waiting for often undisclosed reasons. During this time, migrants remain in hidden connection houses where they may face exploitation and violence without resources to aid them. If caught, detention centers in Libya specifically contain horrific and life-threatening conditions. If migrants make it to departure from shore, the journey across the sea is perilous. Often given minimal information about the risks involved, migrants face extreme danger from overcrowded and unseaworthy vessels, lack of food and water, and the possibility of becoming lost at sea.<ref name="unodc" />