Libyan Nationals Flee to Lampedusa, July 2011
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Photo 1 of 8Credit: Kate Thomas/IRINProtests in Libya against the rule of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and subsequent fighting, have led thousands of nationals to flee the country.
A boat carrying migrant workers arrives from Tripoli in Lampedusa, an island which is part of Italy.
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Photo 2 of 8Credit: Kate Thomas/IRINPassengers wait to disembark at Lampedusa port, watched closely by the Italian coastguard... -
Photo 3 of 8Credit: Kate Thomas/IRIN...a man brushes his teeth before disembarking after a risky 16-hour journey from Tripoli to Lampedusa. -
Photo 4 of 8Credit: Kate Thomas/IRINCoastguards help a woman off a boat arriving in Lampedusa from Libya... -
Photo 5 of 8Credit: Kate Thomas/IRIN...whilst a paramedic from the Italian Red Cross carries a child onto dry land. -
Photo 6 of 8Credit: Kate Thomas/IRINParamedics from the Italian Red Cross treat an injured asylum-seeker. -
Photo 7 of 8Credit: Kate Thomas/IRINPassengers leave the boat and walk towards the ferry terminal. -
Photo 8 of 8Credit: Kate Thomas/IRINLifejackets left on a boat after all the migrants have disembarked. The island has been a landing point for migrants from North Africa for centuries.
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