This morning, the second group of immigrants who disembarked in Malta from aboard the MV Aquarius on 15 August departed Malta to be relocated in Luxembourg, the government said.
All 141 immigrants who arrived in Malta aboard the MV Aquarius on the 15th of August will be relocated in France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, and Spain.
The relocation arrangement was part of an ad hoc solidarity agreement piloted by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to address the humanitarian crisis aboard the MV Aquarius.