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Young migrants find refuge

Adolescent migrants wash up on Europe's shores, ending up in immigration shelters such as this one set into a Sicilian hilltop town.

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Young migrants find refuge

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  1. Young migrants find refuge 

  2. Adolescent migrants are seen at the courtyard of an immigration center in Caltagirone, Sicily March 18, 2015. A growing army of parentless child migrants that are washing up on Europe's shores, giving the continent's immigration crisis a tragic new face. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

  3. A sketch on a paper is seen in a room where adolescent migrants from Egypt sleep, at an immigration center in Caltagirone, Sicily March 18, 2015.

  4. A view of Caltagirone in Sicily March 18, 2015. This poses a particular problem for frontier countries like Italy, Spain and Greece. Italy, by law, cannot repatriate minors and is required to provide healthcare and schooling. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

  5. Adolescent migrants stand at a courtyard at an immigration center in Caltagirone, Sicily March 18, 2015. Host countries are already under strain.

  6. Adolescent migrants pray at an immigration center in Caltagirone, Sicily March 18, 2015. The shelter is on the outskirts of Caltagirone, a city of fewer than 40,000 known for its ceramic industry. It is a refurbished, two-storey stone villa with sprawling grounds. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

  7. An adolescent migrant stands in his bedroom at an immigration center in Caltagirone, Sicily March 18, 2015. The numbers of migrants in Italy are expected to rise because of the world's demographic boom.

  8. Adolescent migrants Mustafa (2nd R) from Gambia and Ishmael (R) from Sierra Leone stand in a courtyard at an immigration center in Caltagirone, Sicily March 18, 2015.

  9. A sign on a wall indicating an area designated for prayer, is seen inside an immigration center in Caltagirone, Sicily March 18, 2015.

  10. Adolescent migrants are seen at an immigration center in Caltagirone, Sicily March 18, 2015. Financial concerns prompted Italy last year to halt a permanent search-and-rescue mission called Mare Nostrum.

  11. A view of Caltagirone in Sicily March 18, 2015. Italy separates unaccompanied minors from adults in its shelters. But many of the shelters for younger migrants have lacked in specialised personnel, including interpreters or Italian teachers.

  12. Adolescent migrants pray at an immigration center in Caltagirone, Sicily March 18, 2015. Italy is trying to turn things around.

  13. Daniele Cutugno (C), a psychologist at the Caltagirone shelter, is seen next to adolescent migrants at the courtyard of the immigration center in Caltagirone, Sicily March 18, 2015.

  14. Adolescent migrants argue during a protest in a courtyard at an immigration center in Caltagirone, Sicily March 18, 2015.

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