More than 4,000 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean in a single day last week.
Rescued migrants recall desperate journeys to Europe
Al Jazeera speaks to a number of migrants rescued from boats in the Mediterranean.
5 Jun 2015
Every day, a large number of migrants heading for Europe are being picked up by rescue boats in the Mediterranean.
Their stories are of a desperate struggle to find a better life on a new continent.
Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid spoke to several migrants on a ship off the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Source: Al Jazeera
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