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Africa: Italy Rescues 3,500 Migrants, Finds 18 Bodies At Sea
VOA, 24 August 2014
Italian authorities say they have rescued 3,500 migrants and found at least 18 bodies in the Mediterranean Sea since Friday. Read more »
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Africa: Migrants Die Off Italy
RFI, 24 August 2014
The Italian coast guard confirmed on Sunday that eighteen people were found dead on an inflatable dinghy that was floating south of the island Lampedusa. 73 Survivors were rescued. Read more »
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Africa: Scores of Migrants Feared Dead off Libyan Coast
VOA, 23 August 2014
Coast guard officials in Libya say a boat carrying at least 200 migrants has capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, close to Libya's coast. Read more »
Another Migrant Tragedy Off Italian Coast
Italian authorities say the number of migrants crossing from Libya to Europe has increased, with over 100 000 arrivals in 2014. This as 3,500 migrants were rescued and at least 18 bodies found in the Mediterranean Sea since Friday.
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Currently, Europe has no centralized system for identifying the bodies of migrants, who often travel without documentation, nor for informing their families in their countries of ... Read more »
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At a time when the number of African migrants to Europe is on the rise, the UN say it will open camps in Northern Africa to serve as shelters while their cases are being processed. Read more »
A boat carrying migrants arrives at the Lampedusa port, escorted by the coastguard (file photo).
