6,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean in two days

 Some 6,000 migrants hoping to head to Europe were rescued in the Mediterranean on Friday and Saturday in dozens of frantic operations coordinated by the Italian coastguard. Some 3,000 were picked up Saturday by the navy, coastguard, EU border agency Frontex and several NGOs, the coastguard said in a statement. Migrants rescued by the Libyan … Continue reading 6,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean in two days