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Refugee rescuers blast European lawlessness in the Mediterranean
Over 190 refugees on board the Alan Kurdi and the Aita Maria rescue ships continue to wait for Italy and Malta to open their ports
Some of the refugees rescued by the Aita Maria rest on deck. They had been left adrift at sea from at least Good Friday

EUROPE’S borders are descending into chaos every day, a refugee rescue organisation has charged.

The comments came as 191 people on board two NGO ships continue their wait to be allowed onto dry land. 

The Italian authorities told the rescue ship Alan Kurdi last weekend that a coastguard ship would transfer the 149 refugees the crew rescued on April 6 to the coast following a ban on all foreign rescue ships from Italy’s ports last week.

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