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09-03-2016, 09:25 AM #1
14,000 migrants saved in Med in 5 days, says Italian coast guard
14,000 migrants saved in Med in 5 days, says Italian coast guard
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The Italian Coast Guard said that 1,725 migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast on Sept. 1, bringing the total number saved since Aug. 27 to at least 14,000.
Migrants wait to disembark from the Italian Navy vessel Sfinge in the Sicilian harbour of Pozzallo, southern
Italy, August 31, 2016. REUTERS photo
Those plucked from the Mediterranean on Sept. 1 were on 16 small boats, mostly dangerous inflatables, and were rescued by Italian naval vessels, ships from the EU’s “Sophia” anti-trafficking mission, NGO boats and two passing merchant ships, the coastguard said.
Good summer weather has caused spike in attempted migrant crossings, including a record 6,500 people picked up on Aug. 29. Three people were found dead on a boat on Aug. 31, the coast guard said.
Italy is sheltering growing numbers of would-be refugees as its neighbors to the north move to tighten their borders and make it harder for migrants to travel to their preferred destinations in northern Europe.
According to the Italian Interior Ministry, Italy now has 148,000 asylum seekers in reception centers, compared with 103,000 in 2015 and 66,000 in 2014.
Despite the large numbers arriving in recent days, the total number of new arrivals so far this year remains similar to 2015, with 116,149 migrants registered by the Italian authorities from January to August.
Nearly all are from sub-Saharan Africa.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed Aug. 31 to step up efforts to send migrants with no right to asylum in Europe back to their homelands.
14,000 migrants saved in Med in 5 days, says Italian coast guard - EUROPE
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09-03-2016, 06:31 PM #2
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And they keep taking them in instead of turning them around after a nice lunch and providing a safe voyage home. Maybe top much of partaking from their excellent vineyards is clouding the thinking.
Perhaps, Europeans should invade Africa, take over lands, demand asylum and round out this one big takeover of Europe by seizing african lands. Oh - africian leaders won't allow that.
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