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International Zone, Mediterranean Sea, Decembre 11th 2017 On the Aquarius. Awa (23) from Cameroun: "My boyfriend left for Algeria and told me to come. I left with my cousin to work. When I saw him, he suggested that both my cousin and I crossed the border towards Libya both my cousin and I and that he would join us later. We took the road to Bamako and walked a lot in the desert. At some point, my cousin could not take it anymore, we had been walking for more than 14 hours without stopping and it was very cold. She told me she was in pain, I told her to stay strong but a few minutes later she fell dead. She was 24. I wanted to stop next to her but the others told me not to, that it was useless. I had to go on: what could I possibly do on my own? As soon as I arrived to Libya, they kidnapped me but my parents immediately sent money when they heard that they were beating me. They set me free but later, in the streets, I got caught and sent to prison. Two men raped me there. It still hurts today when I go to the bathroom, although it is 2 months later." Awa took a pregnancy test on the Aquarius on the same day and found out she was pregnant. She cried. Eaux internationales, Mer Mediterrannee, 11 decembre 2017 Sur l'Aquarius. Awa, 23 ans, Camerounaise : ??Mon copain etait parti en Algerie et il m'a dit de venir. Je suis partie avec ma cousine pour travailler. Quand je l'ai vu, il m'a propose de traverser avec ma cousine vers la Libye et que lui nous rejoigne. On a pris la route de Bamako et on a marche longuement dans le desert. Au bout d'un moment, ma cousine n'en pouvait plus, on avait marche sans arret pendant 14 heures et il faisait trcs froid. Elle m'a dit qu'elle avait mal, je lui ai dit d'etre forte, mais quelque minute aprcs elle est tombee, morte. Elle avait 24 ans. Je voulais m'arreter auprcs d'elle, mais les autres m'ont dit de continuer, que ?a ne servait r rien? j'ai d? continuer : qu'est-ce que je pouvais faire