Italy pulls 1,000 migrants from the sea
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Italy’s coast guard yesterday went to the rescue of at least 1,000 migrants in difficulty in the sea between Europe and North Africa, the third such operation in as many days.
More than 130 people were plucked from two boats south of the island of Lampedusa, and work was ongoing to save eight more vessels, it said.
“We are at more than 1,000 migrants” involved in Sunday’s rescue operation, said a spokesman for the coast guard.
Better weather since last week has encouraged migrants to make the perilous journey from North Africa, where a breakdown of order in Libya has made it almost impossible for police to stop the traffickers.
More than 300 people died last week trying to make the crossing, which claimed 3,500 lives last year.
The coast guard ship “Fiorillo” and several cutters were sent to the latest rescue, along with four merchant ships, two tugs, a navy ship and two police vessels, the spokesman said.
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