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629 Migrants, Stranded In Sea For 9 Days, Arrive In Spain On Boats

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The Aquarius was turned away by Italy following an anti-migrant sensation in the countryValencia, Spain: The first boat in a marine convoy bring an overall of 629 rescued migrants gotten here in the Spanish port of Valencia on Sunday, ending a gruelling nine-day sea trip, but leaving large open a strong argument in Europe about how to handle immigration.Spain swooped to assist the group of mainly sub-Saharan Africans on board the Aquarius recently, offering the charity-run ship a berth 700 nautical miles away after Italy and Malta refused to let it dock.An Italian coast guard ship that took aboard a few of the Aquarius's guests to make the journey safer got here soon after dawn in the eastern Spanish port, where a personnel of 2,320, consisting of volunteers, translators and health officials, waited for.

People are coming to Europe looking for European values of solidarity and supportUniformed authorities searched as authorities in white overalls and protective masks greeted the very first migrants to step off the boat.The Aquarius itself, run by a Franco-German charity, is anticipated around 0700 GMT, with some of the remaining 106 travelers aboard.The ship's situation gave Italy's new government the possibility to assert its anti-immigrant qualifications, and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, in office for just over a week, seized the day to highlight a more liberal stance.But the predicament of the Aquarius has actually highlighted the European Union's failure to settle on how to handle substantial varieties of people leaving poverty and dispute.

People are concerning Europe seeking European values of uniformity and support, Red Cross Secretary General Elhadj As Sy informed a news conference in Valencia on Saturday.

Anything less than that is a betrayal (of) Europe itself.

Upon arrival, the 7 pregnant women on board the boats are to be right away taken for check-ups, and everybody on board, including 123 minors, will get mental help, Spanish Red Cross authorities said.Anti-migrant feeling has actually surged in Italy, where more than 600,000 people have actually shown up on its shores over the previous 5 years, assisting to move the nationalist League into a union government.Far fewer concerned Spain, however the numbers are rising fast.Most Spaniards support the idea of welcoming and helping to integrate refugees, pollsters say, permitting Sanchez, a socialist, to provide migrant-friendly policies to citizens who feel previous governments did not do enough.France, which scolded Italy for turning away the Aquarius, has offered to take in any travelers who qualify for asylum and wish to go there.The last boat in the convoy is due around 1000 GMT.

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