17.09.2013, Malta Today

Cargo ship to take 270 stranded migrants to Italy

A cargo ship has picked up a group of 270 migrants found on a large dinghy some 90 miles off Malta. The priest, Moses Zerai, said he had informed the Italian and Maltese authorities to the presence of this vessel at 3:30pm on Monday. The priest said that while the boat had been located by the Maltese authorities, he could not understand why the migrants had been left at sea all night. "We are talking about human lives, not a cargo container... the Maltese authorities last night told us they were proceeding to save these castaways, but the refugees are still there suspended between life and death." read more

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