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German NGO ship rescues over 100 migrants off Libya

The German NGO Sea-Watch-4 reported rescuing 107 people on Monday in the Central Mediterranean. The migrants were packed in a small wooden boat sailing in precarious conditions when Sea-Watch 4 approached it. Among the rescued people the NGO reported taking on board a 31-year-old woman with a newborn child. Sea-Watch-4 is currently waiting for a safe port to disembark total 482 migrants, including dozens of minors, recently rescued from boats in difficulty in the Mediterranean Sea in seven different operations.

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