Photo Gallery A Dangerous Crossing
German Tina R. arrived in Lampedusa alongside hundreds of Tunisian refugees after a dangerous sea crossing. But she wasn't fleeing the unrest in Tunisia; rather, her ex-husband who refused to give up their daughter. She used the chaos to finally escape her nightmare.
Exhausted but happy, Tina R. finally reached the Italian island of Lampedusa with her young daughter after a 20-hour voyage. The 40-year-old revealed how she had been forced to rescue the girl from her ex-husband.
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Since the weather has improved, hundreds more Tunisian refugees have managed to reach Lampedusa.
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Tina paid 4,000 dinar, around 2,000, to human smugglers for the perilous sea crossing. About 110 people were crammed onto the boat.
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Italian Interior Minister Roberto Marino has promised help to Lampedusa, with the refugees being flown to the Italian mainland. The government in Rome has also requested additional help from the European Union.
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