Immigration security

'Biblical' exodus: Millions of refugees from Middle East and Africa fleeing to Europe

The Book of Exodus in the Old Testament details how hundreds of thousands of Israelites, led by Moses, fled Egypt to be completely freed from the shackles of slavery under the Pharaoh.

At present, a similar exodus is happening, this time involving millions of refugees from Syria and other areas in the Middle East and Africa who are trying to escape from the conflict in their home countries.

The sheer number of migrants seeking refuge to Europe is overwhelming the borders and stretching the capacities of European countries, prompting a British lawmaker to say that the humanitarian crisis has already reached "biblical proportions."