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Abid Hussain

A ‘miracle’: Pakistani survivor of a deadly Mediterranean sea crossing

More than 200 people were rescued in multiple operations over the weekend near the Greek island of Crete but dozens remain missing [Handout/Hellenic Navy via Reuters]

Islamabad, Pakistan – When Hassan Ali fell into the icy waters of the Mediterranean Sea, he thought of his two children – of their smiles, their hugs and his hopes for their future.

Then he remembered the others from his small village in Pakistan’s Punjab province who had dreamed of making it to Europe and wondered if they, too, had spent their last moments in the pitch-black sea, thinking of home and the people they had left behind.

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