The Italians, meanwhile, do everything possible to convince the migrants to turn back before it is too late. Instead, he will wait in Italy for his residence permit to be renewed before looking for another way into France. Catching a train would certainly be the easiest way: Bardonecchia is the last Italian stop on the Milan to Paris service, which runs four times a day. As night falls, the migrants, put off by the mountain, stare at the timetable, planning to sneak on at the next chance. “The train is full, get the next bus,” a conductor tells two young migrants, signalling for them to leave the station.

Source: Punch January 24, 2018 11:48 UTC