More than 6000 migrants rescued in sea off Libya
More than 6,000 migrants rescued at sea in one day. Migrants from Eritrea waiting as a rescue boat approached their overcrowded wooden vessel off the Libyan
Italy - Arab Today
The Italian coast guard said Monday 6,055 migrants were rescued in one day in the Mediterranean off Libya. Nine bodies were recovered, ABC News reported.
The coast guard said it coordinated a total of 39 rescues Monday in the sea about 30 miles north of Tripoli. Smugglers took advantage of the first day of calm seas after days of rough waters to launch vessels crowded with migrants who pay them in hopes of reaching European shores.
Doctors Without Borders said the dead included a 23-year-old pregnant woman.
Italian coast guard and navy ships, as well as vessels in European Frontex sea patrols and several humanitarian organizations, participated in the rescues
Source: MENA
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