Thank you for your reading and interest in the news Italy gives Ocean Viking migrants permission to land after week of failed requests and now with detailsHind Al Soulia - Riyadh - Scores of migrants rescued in poor physical and mental health while crossing the Mediterranean Sea will be allowed to land in Sicily, Italy confirmed on Sunday. The 180 migrants have been stuck in cramped conditions on board the Ocean Viking as its operators tried and repeatedly failed for more than a week to be granted permission to land. In the past week the Ocean Viking crew said there had been seven attempted suicides. "Relief on the Ocean Viking as the ship has finally received instructions to proceed to Porto Empedocle, Sicily. SOS Mediterranee The migrants are now on the Ocean Viking.

Source: Libya Today July 05, 2020 20:15 UTC