french, german and italian interior ministers have been holding talks with senior eu officials, in paris, to work out a joint strategy for dealing with italy s growing migrant crisis. so far this year, more than 83,000 people have been rescued in the mediterranean, and taken to italy, while attempting to cross from libya. that s up almost 20% on last year. a source close to the talks told the afp news agency that the meeting was aimed at finding a coordinated and concerted response to the migrant flux in the central mediterranean . italy said the talks went well but no other details have been released. 0ur correspondent rami ruhayem has been witnessing the relief effort that s underway in the central mediterranean, and sent this report from sicily. no, no, no. leave it, leave it, leave it! rescuing migrants in the central mediterranean. a delicate task, even in fairly calm waters. no, go back! as the rubber boat deflates, people panic, and the rescuers lose control. go back,
hello and welcome. italy s threatening to close its ports and impound rescue ships carrying migrants from libya, saying other eu countries need to pull their weight. italy s interior minister has been meeting his french and german counterparts in paris to discuss the situation. the numbers of people rescued and taken to italy are up almost 20% on last year 83,000 in total. a source close to the talks told the afp news agency that the meeting was aimed at finding a co ordinated and concerted response to the migrant flux in the central mediterranean . italy said the talks went well but no other details have been released. our correspondent rami ruhayem has been witnessing the relief effort that s underway in the central mediterranean, and sent this report from sicily. no, no, no! leave it, leave it, leave it! rescuing migrants in the central mediterranean a delicate task, even in fairly calm waters. no, go back! as the rubber boat deflates, people panic and the rescuers lo
The Doctors Without Borders NGO rescue ship, Geo Barents, recovered the bodies of 11 people on Friday who died at sea while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe
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