Dry land close for boat refugees

The hundreds of refugees stranded on a cargo ship in the Indian Ocean are finally to be transferred to dry land.

Dry land close for boat refugees

The hundreds of refugees stranded on a cargo ship in the Indian Ocean are finally to be transferred to dry land.

In a surprise change, their immediate destination is Papua New Guinea, rather than Nauru and New Zealand as expected.

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