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Images showing a boat belonging to the Italian coastguard in the harbour of Lampedusa island in Sicily, after they rescued migrants in the Mediterranean sea. IMAGES
Humanitarian aid ship Open Arms arrives in Spain with more than 300 migrants rescued off Libya. Madrid authorised it to sail to its waters after Italy and Malta refused to receive them. IMAGES
Dozens of migrants are rescued off the coast of Libya by the Italian Coast Guard. IMAGES
Nine people drown and 10 are missing after a dramatic 24-hours in which the crew of the Norwegian Siem Pilot and MSF's Dignity rescue hundreds of panicked migrants in the dark, with only limited resources. IMAGES
Migrants rescued by a ship chartered by NGOs disembark in Sicily and are taken care of by the authorities. The Ocean Viking, chartered by SOS Méditerranée in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), rescued 114 people on December 16, including minors and two newborns who were on an inflatable boat in distress in international waters off the coast of Libya. IMAGES
A group of 73 migrants mainly from Bangladesh are rescued by an Italian Guardia di Finanza vessel in the Mediterranean sea and brought to Lampedusa. More than 1,400 migrants arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa at the weekend, sparking calls from far-right politicians for action to stem the flow, amid fresh moves by Italian authorities against the rescue boats who operate in the central Mediterranean. IMAGES