1,400 saved in Med as Italy sees record migrant arrivals
Listen | Print
By AFP 14 hours ago in World
Rescuers saved some 1,400 migrants off the coast of Libya on Monday as Italy announced a record number of people arriving this year after crossing the Mediterranean, authorities said.
"It was a very difficult day but thanks to the work of the units that helped out, all of the migrants were rescued," a spokesman for the Italian coast guard, which coordinates the operations, told AFP.
The unseaworthy condition of the migrant boats and the sheer number of people packed onto them make the journey dangerous even in summer, but colder months add increased risk of hypothermia and rough seas.
Read more:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/1-400-saved-in-med-as-italy-sees-record-migrant-arrivals/article/480606#ixzz4ROq73cJ1
