About 1,100 were plucked to safety from eight overloaded dinghies and two fishing boats off the coast of Libya yesterday, Italy's coastguard said. Italy has now received more migrants so far this year than in the whole of 2015 – after more than 3,400 were saved from the Mediterranean over the weekend.
About 1,100 were plucked to safety from eight overloaded dinghies and two fishing boats off the coast of Libya yesterday, Italy's coastguard said. Italy has now received more migrants so far this year than in the whole of 2015 – after more than 3,400 were saved from the Mediterranean over the weekend.
