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Italy reception centres under strain as thousands rescued at sea
6 May 2015 The local reception capacity is becoming saturated as Italy struggles to cope with an unprecedented number of refugees and migrants arriving by sea. -
Burns victims receive treatment in Sicilian hospital
20 Apr 2015 After surviving burn injuries and the ordeal of crossing the Mediterranean, baby Dina and 22 others are receiving treatment in a hospital in Palermo. -
UNHCR calls for urgent action as hundreds feared lost in Mediterranean boat sinking
20 Apr 2015 Available information is that the boat overturned shortly before midnight on Saturday, in Libyan waters, some 180 kilometres south of Italy's Lampedusa Island. -
Burns victims rushed for treatment in Lampedusa after high seas ordeal
17 Apr 2015 Those who could walk were escorted from the rescue ship, wearing bloodied bandages and with emergency blankets draped around their shoulders. -
Some 300 feared dead in fresh Mediterranean tragedy
11 Feb 2015 The dead were on four dinghies, one of which is missing. A total 82 survivors from three boats have been taken to southern Italy's Lampedusa Island. -
UNHCR urges beefed up search and rescue capacity as at least 29 die off Italy
10 Feb 2015 All but seven of the fatalities died of hypothermia after being rescued. The rescue effort in high seas and poor weather conditions resulted in 106 lives being saved. -
Syrians face uncertain course after high seas ordeal in a drifting freighter
6 Jan 2015 When the livestock freighter Ezadeen was towed into the southern port of Corigliano Calabro, 21-year-old Bashar thought his ordeal was finally over. -
Eritrean survivor of Lampedusa tragedy returns to honour the dead, meet Pope Francis
2 Oct 2014 Twenty-four-year-old Letebrhane never wanted to see the sea again after nearly drowning off Italy a year ago, but she decided to return and remember the dead. -
Mediterranean crossings more deadly a year after Lampedusa tragedy
2 Oct 2014 Those making the crossing in the first half of the year faced a 1.06 per cent chance of losing their life, compared to 2.4 per cent for those crossing in the third quarter.