ROME — Italy on Saturday agreed to let 800 migrants including hundreds of minors and five pregnant women disembark after they were stuck at sea aboard an overcrowded vessel. German charity Sea Eye told AFP it had received permission to dock at Trapani in Sicily, just hours after a fellow charity delivered it urgently needed relief supplies, including food and blankets. ADVERTISEMENTThe Sea Eye 4 ship had already been carrying nearly 400 people pulled to safety at sea when it raced to the rescue of another 400 people crowded onto a wooden boat on Thursday. “Our crew is working at the limits of what is humanly possible,” Sea Eye chairman Gorden Isler was quoted as saying, ahead of the port assignment. Nearly 55,000 migrants have disembarked in Italy this year, compared to just under 30,000 last year, according to figures from the interior ministry.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 07, 2021 21:55 UTC