Viewers of Italy’s Matrix Channel 5 in Rome received a first-hand look at what it’s like dealing with the flood of “refugees” making their way through the city.

Reporter Francesca Parisella was shooting a live segment about the refugee situation from outside of Rome’s main train station last week when she was forced to run for her life as she screamed for help.

“What’s happening in a central station in Italy at night, Francesca?” a Matrix host asked Parisella in a YouTube video that translated the broadcast into English.

“Yes, Nicola. I am at the central terminal of Rome, at the side access on Via Marsala,” Parisella said. “As you can see there are already many people gathered here to spend the night … and a little while ago some volunteers passed by to deliver some hot dishes to them.

“Many of them are from Central Africa, some from the Maghreb zone, but I have to tell you, Nicola, they’re not speaking much. Almost all are staying here at the central terminal. …

“ … (T)heir hope is especially to reach Milan and other cities in the north and then move to northern Europe,” she said.

“We don’t want to disturb them further … but it’s important to know that this reception …” Parisella said, breaking off her comments as the camera jolted away.

“We’ve been assaulted,” she said moments later.

The host repeatedly asks Parisella if she’s okay, and for more information.

“They assaulted us, Nicola!” she said.

“What do you want? What do you want?” Parisella screamed at her assailants. “You’re crazy!”

“Oh God, Francesca, get out of there!” the host yelled as the video cut out to the reporter screaming at the top of her lungs.

“Call the police immediately!” the host told his producer.

The video later cut back on briefly to show the reporter inside a vehicle and several men arguing in the street.

The news site later posted a picture to Twitter of Parisella posing with a taxi driver who came to her rescue.

“Roberto saved my life,” one of the tweets read, according to a translation by Twitchy.

Tra poco a #Matrix ospite Roberto, il tassista eroe che ha soccorso la nostra @FParisella durante l’aggressione alla stazione #Termini pic.twitter.com/p6XokT5Klg

Police who investigated the incident told the reporter she was very lucky, the news site reports.

The blog “Vlad Tepes,” which posted the translated broadcast to YouTube, also offered commentary on the episode.

“A female news reporter for Italian TV went to the main train station in Rome late one evening to report on the poor, poor African ‘refugees’ who had been sleeping rough there for a while. The unfortunate young lady and her even more unfortunate cameraman were jumped from behind and assaulted by some of those same culture-enrichers. The unexpected fracas ended up being broadcast on live television,” the description read.

“Luckily for her, a (presumably unenriched) taxi driver happened to be at hand to offer her shelter; otherwise the reporter might have ended up providing therapy for some of the migrants to help them cope with their ‘sexual emergencies.’”