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The 57 survivors of the two shipwrecks
that took place overnight off Lampedusa were worn out by the
experience, the Red Cross said on Sunday.
"They were drained from the shipwrecks when they arrived," said
Ignazio Schintu, the Deputy Secretary General of the Italian Red
Cross (CRI), which runs Lampedusa's migrant hotspot.
"After the treatment and assistance of the CRI operators they
are better, apart from their psychological condition, which we
are addressing".
CRI President Rosario Valastro expressed dismay at "more tragic
news regarding the lives of people who take on long sea
crossings in prohibitive conditions".
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