Sunday 20 July 2014

Three drown as Italian navy rescues around 1,400 migrants

DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Three drown as Italian navy rescues around 1,400 migrants
Rome (AFP) July 17, 2014 - Italy's navy on Thursday said it had rescued some 1,400 migrants from six boats intercepted crossing the Mediterranean over the past 24 hours, as smugglers take advantage of calm summer seas. The rescues came as Libya's navy said it had retrieved the bodies of three would-be migrants and rescued almost 100 others after their boat sank off its coast. The navy said 764 migrants were rescue ... more


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