Migrants - and a dog - disembark in Malta after long wait at sea


  • World
  • Monday, 01 Oct 2018

Migrants arrive on a patrol boat after being transferred from the rescue ship Aquarius, at the Armed Forces of Malta maritime squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour, Malta September 30, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

VALLETTA (Reuters) - A military ship brought 58 migrants - and a dog - to Malta on Sunday, where they disembarked after spending several days waiting for seas to calm so they could be transferred from the charity rescue ship Aquarius.

The migrants were rescued from two small boats off the coast of Libya at least a week ago. They include Libyans, Syrians, Palestinians, Somalis and Pakistanis. Among them are seven families and three children under five years of age.

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