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Twenty-eight survivors of Mediterranean shipwreck reach Lampedusa
Original: The 28 survivors of the shipwreck have all arrived safely in Lampedusa, and the two lifeless bodies have been handed ove
Twenty-eight survivors of a migrant shipwreck have arrived safely in Lampedusa, while the bodies of two people who died were handed over to the Italian authorities. The NGO Sea Watch, which reported the arrivals, is continuing its own reconstruction of the tragedy and is asking whether authorities knew the boat was in distress and failed to intervene. The questions have renewed debate over rescue responsibilities in the central Mediterranean.
Why now: Questions over whether Italian authorities ignored a boat in distress have reignited the debate on migrant rescue obligations.
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