article_snippet.sent: Two babies on the harbour side were wrapped in blankets – one in a makeshift cot – and carried in the arms of aid workers.
article_snippet.sent: As the survivors were brought ashore, Amnesty International accused the EU for scrapping rescue operations in the Mediterranean .
article_snippet.sent: Yesterday the British-based Save the Children called on the leaders of UK political parties to commit to ‘restart the rescue’ operations.
article_snippet.sent: Save the Children chief executive Justin Forsyth said: ‘the leaders of UK political parties cannot ignore the fact that without search and rescue Our are allowing thousands of innocent children and their families to drown off the coast of Europe.
article_snippet.sent: One 17-year-old Eritrean boy told Save the Children officials:
highlights_snippet.sent: Amnesty International accuses EU of 'clearly threatening thousands of lives' after scrapping rescue operations .