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| Stranded migrants to be taken to Spain, says French charity | Stranded migrants to be taken to Spain, says French charity |
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| Hundreds of migrants stranded on board the Aquarius rescue vessel in the Mediterranean will be transferred to Italian ships and taken to Spain, the French charity SOS Mediterranée has said. | Hundreds of migrants stranded on board the Aquarius rescue vessel in the Mediterranean will be transferred to Italian ships and taken to Spain, the French charity SOS Mediterranée has said. |
| The 629 migrants, including pregnant women and children, were saved by SOS Mediterranée on Saturday, but the Aquarius was caught in a dramatic standoff over the weekend in which Italy and Malta refused to allow it to dock. | The 629 migrants, including pregnant women and children, were saved by SOS Mediterranée on Saturday, but the Aquarius was caught in a dramatic standoff over the weekend in which Italy and Malta refused to allow it to dock. |
| “Supplies will be received shortly from an Italian vessel on to Aquarius. Plan from MRCC [the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre] Rome is that rescued people will later be transferred on Italian ships before heading together to#Valencia,” the charity said on Twitter. | “Supplies will be received shortly from an Italian vessel on to Aquarius. Plan from MRCC [the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre] Rome is that rescued people will later be transferred on Italian ships before heading together to#Valencia,” the charity said on Twitter. |
| The development comes a day after the new Spanish government headed by the Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, offered to allow the Aquarius to dock in Valencia, insisting it was an “obligation” to do so. | |
| Italy’s refusal to accept the Aquarius was the first major anti-migrant move since the far-right interior minister, Matteo Salvini, took office this month. | Italy’s refusal to accept the Aquarius was the first major anti-migrant move since the far-right interior minister, Matteo Salvini, took office this month. |
| Authorities on the French island of Corsica also offered to host the migrants, the morning after SOS Mediterranée raised fears that the Aquarius would not be able to reach Spain safely due to deteriorating weather conditions. | |
| Aid workers had also warned that food and drink supplied by the Maltese navy to the migrants would only last until Tuesday. | Aid workers had also warned that food and drink supplied by the Maltese navy to the migrants would only last until Tuesday. |
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