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Migrants who had been stranded on two NGO rescue ships off the coast of Malta for several days disembark at the Armed Forces of Malta maritime base.

Migrants who had been stranded on two NGO rescue ships off the coast of Malta for several days disembark at the Armed Forces of Malta maritime base. Source: EPA/DOMENIC AQUILINA

Forty-nine migrants stranded for weeks aboard two rescue ships in the Mediterranean have landed in Malta, following a deal for EU nations to take them in. They had been sailing back and forth in Maltese waters for days after European Union countries refused to allow them to dock.

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By Natarsha Kallios, Bandith Nhep

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Forty-nine migrants stranded for weeks aboard two rescue ships in the Mediterranean have landed in Malta, following a deal for EU nations to take them in. They had been sailing back and forth in Maltese waters for days after European Union countries refused to allow them to dock.

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