30 September 2005
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© Darrin J. Zammit Lupi 2005
September 25, 2005, saw the largest group of illegal immigrants in over a year to reach Maltese shores. I joined the Armed Forces rescue mission to save 181 migrants some thirty kilometres south-west of Malta. The number of illegal immigrants reaching Maltese shores from North Africa has reached crisis proportions and the Maltese government has launched intensive diplomatic efforts to get aid from other European Union countries to deal with the worsening problem, according to military and government officials.
Malta - 2005
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© Darrin J. Zammit Lupi 2005