Over 100 asylum seekers picked up in the Mediterranean by the NGO-run search-and-rescue ship Ocean Viking were able to disembark in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo on Wednesday.
The interior ministry gave the OK for the ship to dock after France and Germany agreed to receive 70 of the asylum seekers.
The migrants include 41 minors, 14 of whom are under 15.
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epa07959389 The search-and-rescue ship Ocean Viking arrives in the port of Pozzallo, Italy, 30 October 2019. The rescue ship, chartered by SOS Mediterrranee in partnership with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), rescued 104 migrants in international waters off the coasts of Libya on 18 October 2019. EPA-EFE/FRANCESCO RUTA
epa07959379 Migrants disembark from search-and-rescue ship Ocean Viking after the vessel was allowed to dock, in Pozzallo, Italy, 30 October 2019. The rescue ship, chartered by SOS Mediterrranee in partnership with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), rescued 104 migrants in international waters off the coasts of Libya on 18 October 2019. EPA-EFE/FRANCESCO RUTA
epa07959562 Staff members of the rescue ship Ocean Viking are seen on the pier following the landing of 104 migrants rescued in international waters off Lybia on 18 October, in Pozzallo, Sicily, southern Italy, 30 October 2019. Over 100 asylum seekers picked up in the Mediterranean by the NGO-run search-and-rescue ship Ocean Viking were able to disembark in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo on Wednesday. The Italian Interior ministry gave the OK for the ship to dock after France and Germany agreed to receive 70 of the asylum seekers. ANSA/ FRANCESCO RUTA EPA-EFE/FRANCESCO RUTA
See also: Ocean Viking Gets Go Ahead To Disembark At Pozzallo
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