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Friday, February 12, 2016

Refugee crisis: Dramatic rescues and tragic deaths in the cold, rough waters of the Mediterranean

More than a million people fleeing war, persecution and poverty in the Middle East and Africa crossed the Mediterranean to Europe in 2015. The influx of refugees has plunged the European Union into what some see as the most serious crisis in its history. In response, Nato has ordered three warships to sail immediately to the Aegean Sea to help end the deadly smuggling of asylum-seekers across the sea from Turkey to Greece.


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