A migrant wrapped in a blanked waits on the deck of the Sea Watch 3 NGO vessel on January 31, 2019 off southeastern Sicily coats, as the ship sails towards Catania to disembark the 47 migrants onboard. - 47 rescued migrants aboard the Sea Watch NGO vessel were expected to disembark in Catania after Italy and France, Germany, Malta, Portugal, Romania and Luxembourg agreed to take them in. The fate of the migrants has been at the centre of a standoff between Italy's far-right Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini -- who has closed the ports to migrants and demanded Europe take its share -- and the German NGO Sea Watch. (Photo by FEDERICO SCOPPA / AFP)
A migrant wrapped in a blanked waits on the deck of the Sea Watch 3 NGO vessel on January 31, 2019 off southeastern Sicily coats, as the ship sails towards Catania to disembark the 47 migrants onboardShow more

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