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Women and children are among the scores of migrants from Sudan, Eritrea and Syria arriving to Sicily after attempting to cross the Mediterranean (AFP)

Hundreds of migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean this year, amid a surge in overcrowded boats heading for Europe from Libya.

The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse reports on  the dramatic rescue of 500 African migrants trying to cross the sea and then follows two of them as they make their way to Europe

See the BBC website for this programme.