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Migrant crisis: Captain appears in Italian court

The alleged captain of a sunken migrant ship, which killed more than 800, has appeared in an Italian court. It comes as the EU has agreed to treble its funding to tackle the on-going crisis.

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MSF: A mass grave is being created in the Mediterranean

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) have hit out at European politicians for their failure to address the growing crisis of migrants dying in boats trying to enter the continent.

A mass grave is being created in the Mediterranean Sea and European policies are responsible. A mass grave is being created in the Mediterranean Sea and European policies are responsible. Faced with thousands of desperate people fleeing wars and crises, Europe has closed borders, forcing people in search of protection to risk their lives and die at sea. There is no more time to think, these lives must be saved now.

Ending the Mare Nostrum operation was a serious mistake. European States must immediately launch large-scale search and rescue operations, with proactive patrolling as close as possible to Libyan shores.

The current means are obviously not enough. This tragedy is only just beginning, but it can and should be stopped.

– Loris De Filippi, MSF president.

Ove the past week, over 11,000 people have attempted to cross the Mediterranean, MSF said, and more than a thousand are reported to have died.

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