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'The moment they saw land they started to sing'

The charity Medecins sans Frontieres is running a rescue operation in the Mediterranean to help thousands of migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe on overcrowded boats.

We've asked Erna Rijnierse, an MSF doctor aboard a rescue ship - or Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) - to record a diary of her experience for us.

The MY Phoenix has rescued nearly 500 people since its mission began last weekend, most recently pulling 104 people out of a dinghy, transferring them onto a commercial vessel to be taken safely to shore.

In the second instalment of her diary, Dr Rijnierse reports on the elation of the rescued migrants at seeing the Sicilian coast.

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