605 rescued migrants disembark from the Geo Barents in Bari

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 30 - The disembarkation of 605 migrants and refugees rescued by the Geo Barents humanitarian ship operated by Doctors without Borders (Msf) in the Sicilian Channel on Saturday got under way in the Puglia port city of Bari on Tuesday morning.
    The group from Syria, Bangladesh, Palestine, Egypt and Pakistan includes 151 minors - of whom 111 unaccompanied - including 20 under the age of 13 and 11 women.
    Some 24 people were said to have specific health needs, of whom 14 reportedly needed urgent medical attention.
    On Saturday Msf said it had rescued the group from an overcrowded fishing boat off the coast of Sicily in an operation coordinated by the Italian authorities.
    The ship was subsequently assigned the port of Bari for disembarkation. (ANSA).