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Hundreds drown off Libya, EU leaders forced to reconsider migrant crisis

A migrant receives first aid upon disembarking at Palermo's harbor, Italy, after being rescued at sea, Saturday, April 18, 2015. Italian ships have picked up some 10,000 people, many of them refugees of war and persecution, over the past week, an unprecedented number in such a short period. The influx is putting pressure on Italy's shelter system and raising calls for a better response to the emergency. (AP Photo/Alessandro Fucarini)

Rescuers responded to one of the worst disasters seen in the Mediterranean migrant crisis, officials said on Sunday.

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