Italian authorities rescue over 1000 migrants in Mediterranean
No fewer than 1,151 migrants were pulled out of boats in the Mediterranean sea, off the coast of Libya, in 11 rescue operations by Italian authorities, a report said.
The rescued migrants were being transported to the Italian ports of Lampedusa and Pozzallo on Monday, before the rescue mission.
The EU has seen an influx of migrants who continue to flee war-torn states of Syria, Iraq and others, seeking for a better life in Europe.
In the same development, the European Council on Monday announced the second phase of the EU operation to tackle the surging numbers of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, and renamed it “Operation Sophia”.
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