Migrant dedicates life to saving others crossing the seas
1,901 views · Published 22 September 2018 · 1:53 · Indexed 27 September 2026
Channel: PBS NewsHour · 2018 · News & Politics
On Christmas Eve in 2011, Hassan Ali, then a 13-year-old migrant from Egypt, was saved from a capsizing dinghy when he was crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. After spending time in a refugee camp in Sicily, Italy, Ali decided to dedicate his life to saving other migrants from drowning on similar journeys. Ivette Feliciano reports.
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