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The United Nations and aid organizations issued urgent appeals Wednesday for search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea following a deadly few days that saw at least 400 migrants feared drowned. More than 7,000 migrants ��� a record-breaking.
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Strife in Gaza, Syria, Libya and Egypt mean a record-breaking 3,200 people have lost their lives this year while trying reach the continent by boat, according to the International Organizaton for Migration ��� more than quadruple the 700 total during.
Migrant Crisis in Europe Prompts Calls for Urgent Search-and-Rescue Operation
The United Nations and aid organizations issued urgent appeals Wednesday for search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea following a deadly few days that saw at least 400 migrants feared drowned. More than 7,000 migrants ��� a record-breaking.
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Italy Rescues 1,500 Migrants at Sea in Less Than 24 Hours.
ROME ��� Italian navy and coast guard ships rescued around 1500 migrants aboard five boats in the southern Mediterranean in less than 24 hours, officials said.. Smuggling Ring �� More Than 200 Migrants Feared Dead Off Italy: U.N.. Thousands of Migrants Rescued Trying To Reach Europe. Play video (0:44). NBC News Record-breaking numbers of migrants have been picked up crossing the Mediterranean Sea, with hundreds more feared drowned. Published��.
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The Coast Guard officials said the migrants, most believed to be Syrians and including many children and pregnant women, arrived safely in Gallipoli, in Italys southeastern Puglia region, before dawn Wednesday. More than 100 migrants were. said.
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Migrant Crisis in Europe Prompts Calls for Urgent Search.
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The U.N. refugee agency in September sounded an alarm about the worsening humanitarian situation, noting that a record number of arrivals across the Mediterranean Sea over the past five months has ���dramatically��� increased the number of migrants. The.
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He has to travel 42 miles every weekday to go to school. less. David Ramos.. PALERMO, Italy ��� Italian police arrested 15 African men suspected of throwing about a dozen Christians from a migrant boat in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, as the.
Italy Rescues 970 Migrants on Collision Course With Coast.
ROME ��� The Italian Coast Guard rescued 970 migrants Wednesday after smugglers put their cargo ship on automatic pilot heading straight for a crash into the I.. 33 STORIES. STORYLINEA record-breaking 3,200 people died in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach Europe in 2014. advertisement.. But the unbearable number of lives lost at sea will only grow if the EU doesnt act now to ensure search-and-rescue operations across the Mediterranean..
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By Martin Fletcher, Correspondent, NBC News. AFP - Getty. Television crews have been parked for weeks outside Pretorias Mediclinic Heart Hospital, where 94-year-old Nelson Mandela -- the man many view as the greatest living statesman -- is critically ill with a lung infection. In London. drowned. More than 7,000 migrants ��� a record-breaking number ��� were rescued while trying to reach Europe between Friday and Monday, according to the European Union.
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More Than 4200 Migrants Rescued From Mediterranean Sea in 5 Days
LAMPEDUSA, Italy ��� A record-setting surge in migrants trying to reach Europe by making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea has led to 4,200 being rescued in just five days ��� the equivalent of more than one every two minutes. The.
400 Migrants Feared Drowned Off Libya, According to Aid.
About 400 migrants, including children, are feared drowned after a ship capsized during an attempt to reach Italy from Libya, a childrens advocacy group sai.. Over the past few months, a record-setting number of migrants have attempted to reach Europe by way the Mediterranean Sea, fleeing war and hardship in Libya, Gaza, Syria and Egypt. At least 22,000. NBC News Iyla described tortuous journey from Libyan coast across Mediterranean Sea towards Europe.
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The industry recorded over 100 deaths per year before 2013, according to the mines ministry.. More than 7,000 migrants ��� a record-breaking number ��� were rescued while trying to reach Europe between Friday and Monday, according to the European.
World Refugee Day: Italy in Crisis as Boat Season Starts.
The sea crossing from Libya to Italy has been a major migration route for a decade as people fleeing unrest or seeking a better life try to enter Europe. But the so-called boat season, as summer is known in Sicily, started early��.
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REPORTING LIVE, KEITH GARVIN, CHANNEL 2 NEWS. TRAGEDY IN PEARLAND INVOLVING TWIN 15-MONTH-OLD TODDLERS. ONE IS DEAD AND ANOTHER ON LIFE SUPPORT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED IN A BATHTUB. IT HAPPENED ON CRISTLE .
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Pope Francis Names New Crop of Cardinals - NBC News.com
The new cardinals hail from a diverse list nations including Ethiopia, Vietnam, Mexico, Tonga, Italy and Myanmar, according to a statement from the Vatican. Francis said that the new cardinals, from every continent, manifest��.
Ambulance Wish Foundation Fulfills Hopes of the Dying
The Ambulance Wish Foundation shows that people who are terminally ill and bed-ridden can have joy, even if they are sometimes so ill that they pass away on the same day or as in many cases a few days later, founder and director Kees Veldboer told .
Sea of Death: Many Migrants Drown Trying to Reach Italy
ROME ��� Migrants seeking a better life in Europe have died by the thousands in the Mediterranean Sea in recent years while fleeing poverty and bloodshed in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The precise figure of deaths is unknown. But the ill.
Deadly Migrant Shipwreck Off Malta Highlights Desperation
CATANIA, Italy - Desperate to escape the rubble of war-ravaged Gaza, 27-year-old Khamis paid $2,000 to smugglers who promised to take him to Europe to start a new life. Just days later the Palestinian was clinging to a life-ring along with six other.