No let-up in Italian migrant rescues
- 10 years ago
Italian Coast Guard video shows the latest rescues of migrants trying to reach its shores.
In a single 48-hour period officials say more than 600 were saved from the waters of the Sicilian Channel.
There were more rescues in Libyan waters as endangered migrants called for help on satellite phones.
They were transferred to Coast Guard vessels and taken ashore in Sicily.
Italy shut down its sea rescue mission which has saved the lives of more than 100, 000 migrants from Africa and the Middle East but still responds to emergency calls.
In a single 48-hour period officials say more than 600 were saved from the waters of the Sicilian Channel.
There were more rescues in Libyan waters as endangered migrants called for help on satellite phones.
They were transferred to Coast Guard vessels and taken ashore in Sicily.
Italy shut down its sea rescue mission which has saved the lives of more than 100, 000 migrants from Africa and the Middle East but still responds to emergency calls.