Source: Al Jazeera
Hordes Of BLACK AFRICANS Headed To Destroy Europe
Hello Jeff - Look at the refugees in the boat! My, oh my, all African
'muslims' headed to Europe AGAIN. Europe will be a black 'muslim'
continent in no time. No wonder England voted Brexit. These
are savages headed for a free ride, unlimited crime and endless white
females to rape. Europe is utterly insane…every single illegal MUST
be thrown out and deported.
Patty
Refugees - 'Unprecedented' Rescue Effort Off Libya Coast
Doctors Without Borders works round the clock to get refugees at the mercy
of the Mediterranean to safety.
From Al Jazeera
7-20-16
As I groped in the dark to dress this morning (a necessity, when sharing
a ship cabin the size of a walk-in closet, with three others), there was
a knock on the door.
The field coordinator of the Doctors Without Borders, or MSF, Kim Clausen
said, everyone needed to report immediately for a meeting downstairs in
the Officer Day Room.
When I arrived, it was clear by Clausen's demeanor, there was an intense
day ahead. An urgent fax had been sent from the Maritime Rescue Coordination
Centre or MRCC. Clausen told us this was "unprecedented" in his experience.
All ships in the vicinity were instructed to report to 20 nautical miles
off the coast of Libya to assist what was expected to be a large number
of refugee boats, in distress.
Storms that stretched over the course of a week, had likely caused a backup
and smugglers were waiting for the first night to send their boats into
calmer waves on the Mediterranean Sea.
The collective adrenaline on the boat from the MSF team to the Ukrainian
Crew, was surging.
Within 40 minutes, our ship would be in area. The ship is called the Bourbon
Argos. It is 68 metres long and is outfitted with an emergency room. The
deck can hold up 1,000 refugees if need be.
The Communications Officer Sara Creta told me, after rescues, it is so
cramped, the refugees form a kind of human "carpet" on the deck.
You have likely seen the images as I have, on television, countless times.
But when I first saw the boats packed with people, bobbing up and down
in the waves, at the mercy of the Mediterranean, I was hit by a series
of emotions that come with bearing witness to people's suffering.
Whether these people are fleeing war and persecution or economic hardship,
no one embarks on such a treacherous journey without a history of misery
or misfortune rooted In their homelands.
Four ships come into view. People are packed elbow to elbow.
The MSF team sends a small boat to distribute life jackets, communicate
with the refugees and let them know they will now be safe.
The first priority is to rescue boats that are ankle deep in water and
are beginning to sink. Over the course of the day, MSF rescued more than
628 people, including 13 kids and 98 women.
Source: Al Jazeera
There are people from Bangladesh, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Eritrea,
Nigeria.
I meet an Ethiopian man named Mohamed. At 73, is the oldest refugee anyone
on board can recall rescuing.
He is a patrician man who says he suffers from diabetes and a skin disease
and is hoping he can get healthy again and continue working.
I meet a chubby 7-month-old boy who seems oblivious to everything but
his mother and the bottle she's giving him.
A man named Wisdom City, tells me he left Sierra Leone two years ago after
his father was killed as a result of the fighting in the country.
He is a college graduate with a marketing degree and a vision of continuing
his studies in Europe so he can provide for his family. When I tell him
he must miss his family incredibly, he says he misses his father, his
"everything".
Less than a half hour after our interview is finished, Wisdom approaches
me to ask if I could give him a phone to call his family. He is the first
of several people to make the same request and of course, I wish I could
accommodate them all.
After the commotion of the rescues dissipates, I stand back and watch
as the men, women and children get blue backpacks of food and clothing
and line up to take showers.
I study their faces. They convey the full spectrum of emotions - exhaustion,
fear, elation, wariness and anger.
There is another palpable emotion - relief.
It explains why after such arduous journeys, people want to pick
up the phone and share their news. They want to tell their loved ones,
they are finally safe and they are en route to Italy.
Source: Al Jazeera
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