Keeping count of migrants

A staff member writing an identification number on a rescued migrant's hand as he disembarks from the Norwegian vessel Siem Pilot at Catania's harbour in Italy on Tuesday.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A staff member writing an identification number on a rescued migrant's hand as he disembarks from the Norwegian vessel Siem Pilot at Catania's harbour in Italy on Tuesday.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 01, 2015, with the headline Keeping count of migrants. Subscribe