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Now playing Next Tunisia Three migrants dead and ten missing in shipwreck off Tunisian coast Officials say the boat carrying more than 50 Tunisian migrants had been trying to reach Europe illegally. 20/05/2022
Now playing Next Algeria Eleven migrants die off coast of Algeria while trying to reach Europe Five other migrants, including two children, were reportedly rescued from the stricken vessel. 16/05/2022
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Now playing Next Italy Seven migrants die and 280 more rescued off coast of Lampedusa The migrants were found trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea on an overcrowded boat in freezing conditions. 25/01/2022
Now playing Next Spain Three dead, ten missing after two migrant boats sink off Spanish coast Authorities were alerted after a passing vessel heard cries from the water on Sunday night. 03/01/2022
Now playing Next Greece At least 11 dead after migrant boat sinks near Greek island It comes just a day after another migrant boat sank in the region, which the UN's refugee agency described as "the worst in the Aegean this year". 24/12/2021
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Now playing Next no comment Sea-Watch 4 rescues more than 100 migrants in the central Mediterranean The migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 4 has reportedly rescued 107 migrants on Monday, 22 November, among whom is a one-day-old baby. 22/11/2021
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Now playing Next Greece 'Life-saving on trial': Duo face jail in Greece for rescuing migrants Sean Binder, a German-Irish volunteer, and Sarah Mardini, a Syrian human rights worker, go on trial in Athens on Thursday. They deny the charges which include spying and forgery. 17/11/2021
Now playing Next no comment Over 300 migrants rescued off coast of Calabria The Italian Coast Guard rescued over three hundred young men and boys, mostly from Egypt, in heavy storms as their fishing boat floundered off the coast of Calabria Saturday night. 14/11/2021
Now playing Next no comment Sea-Watch rescues 412 migrants in Mediterranean A ship of the humanitarian group Sea-Watch rescued dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean over 2 days. 20/10/2021
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