Six EU countries agree to take in 356 migrants stranded on a rescue ship in the Mediterranean – Malta's prime minister
"After 14 days of unnecessary suffering, all 356 people on board #OceanViking will finally disembark," MSF Sea tweeted.
"While some EU States finally stepped up with a humane response to this humanitarian disaster in the Med, a predictable disembarkation mechanism is needed now!" it said."We are left with four days of standard food rations," said an MSF spokeswoman on board, including Friday.We will have to use leftover stocks from the previous mission."
The 69-metre boat had been denied entry to dock by both Malta and Italy and was left drifting in international waters between Malta and Sicily.Most of the 356 migrants on the Ocean Viking are adult men.Four women and five young children, aged one to six, are also aboard.Many were rescued from Libyan waters suffering from severe dehydration and sometimes borderline malnutrition, the boat's medical team has said.
They tell stories of fleeing conflict-torn Libya to escape ill-treatment, arbitrary detention and sometimes torture. MSF tries to ensure those rescued eat at least one hot dish a day, as well as providing cereal bars, protein biscuits and tea.
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