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Authorities move hundreds of migrants from crowded Lampedusa centre

The move aimed to relieve some of the severe overcrowding at the centre, although it remains hugely oversubscribed.

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'Unsustainable': Lampedusa calls for help after mass migrant arrival

The Italian coast guard also transported to Lampedusa another 49 people on Saturday from Banksy's rescue ship Louise Michel.

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Watch: Dramatic footage shows diver rescuing baby girl from frozen sea

Dramatic footage shows the coast guard rescuing a baby from the waves, after a shipwreck left dozens of migrants stranded in the open sea off Lampedusa

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Watch: Shocking footage shows girl rescued by divers off Italian coast

The coastguard saved 149 people, including 13 women and three children, from a ship that sank on Saturday.

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Bodies of five migrants recovered from Italian island

Their ten metre long boat was in distress less than one mile off Lampedusa, the Coast Guard said. It was reportedly carrying more than 160 migrants from Libya.

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Euroviews. Temporary EU agreement on Mediterranean migrants offers hope and solidarity to asylum seekers ǀ View

The shameful political game conducted by EU countries, motivated by the short-term goal of ensuring no rescue ships dock in their ports, has led to countless standoffs at sea.

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Migrant rescue boat receives permission to dock at Italian isle

Migrants aboard a charity rescue ship celebrated after the vessel received permission Saturday to sail to the Italian island of Lampedusa.

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Sea change as Italy allows Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship to dock

Italy's new government may be poised to end Matteo Salvini's hardline stance on migrants.

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Watch again: Spanish warship Audaz arrives off Lampedusa coast

Watch again: Spanish warship Audaz arrives off Lampedusa coast

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Italian PM says EU countries have offered to take Open Arms migrants

Italian Prime Minister Giseuppe Conte says six EU countries have offered to take the stranded Open Rescue migrants as the head of the charity aiding them says the shipneeds an emergency medical evacuation.

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Migrant ship disembarks in Italy despite Salvini ban

A migrant ship has disembarked in the Italian port of Lampedusa despite a ban by the country's interior minister, Matteo Salvini.

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Heroine or criminal? Sea-Watch 3 Captain Carola Rakete divides opinion

Carola Rakete, the captain of the rescue ship Sea-Watch 3, which defied the Italian government ban and docked at Lampedusa, has said she regrets any alarm caused when the ship trapped a police boat against the quay.