Hundreds of Migrants Rescued by MSF Charity Land in Sicily

Hundreds of Migrants Rescued by MSF Charity Land in Sicily
Migrants disembark the ship 'Geo Barents' run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which was given permission to dock at the Sicilian port of Augusta after a week of waiting at sea, to board the quarantine ship 'Aurelia', in Augusta, Italy, on June 18, 2021. Antonio Parrinello/Reuters
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AUGUSTA, Italy—Around 400 migrants disembarked on Friday from the ship Geo Barents at the Italian port of Augusta, in Sicily, more than a week after the first rescue operation was carried out in the Mediterranean Sea.

Of the people on board, mainly from Africa, some 100 were minors, the MSF charity operating the boat said. Around 40 migrants were affected by fuel burns, dehydration, hypothermia, and infected scabies.