Italy coast guard says at least 20 dead in migrant capsizing
The incident was one of 15 rescues that have saved some 1,700 people.
May 24, 2017, 16:43 PM IST
Italy rescues 6,500 migrants from Mediterranean
Some 6,500 migrants were saved off the Libyan coast in 40 separate rescue missions on Monday, the Italian coast guard said on Twitter, in one of the largest influxes of refugees in a single day so far this year.
Aug 30, 2016, 13:47 PM IST
More than 3,200 migrants rescued in Med: Italian coast guard
More than 3,200 migrants were rescued from the Mediterranean Tuesday in 25 operations, the Italian coast guard said.
Jul 20, 2016, 13:35 PM IST
2,000 migrants rescued from Mediterranean: Italian coast guard
They did not give the nationalities of those saved, but most of the migrants who undertake the perilous journey in overcrowded vessels come from sub-Saharan Africa.
May 24, 2016, 06:41 AM IST
