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Now playing Next no comment Migrants disembark Open Arms ship after three week ordeal Almost 100 migrants from Spanish charity ship Open Arms finally disembarked on the Italian island of Lampedusa after nearly three weeks at sea. 21/08/2019
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Now playing Next Libya 'Migrants experiencing horrific circumstances in Libya,' says NGO "Ocean Viking", operated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and SOS Méditerranée, is stranded off the coast of Libya with around 356 migrants. 13/08/2019
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