The Guardian -
29 May 2016 03:10

More than 660 saved by flotilla of coast guard and navy ships in one day as warmer weather leads to surge of people attempting to cross from Africa A flotilla of ships saved 668 people from boats in the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, authorities in Italy said, bringing the week's total of refugees plucked from the sea to 13,000 people. The rescues by the Italian coast guard and navy ships, aided by Irish and German vessels and humanitarian groups, are the latest by a multinational patrol south o...
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