An eight-year-old boy drowned in the Mediterranean as thousands of migrants made the perilous voyage to Europe this Easter weekend.
The Italian coast guard said there were 35 rescue missions during the day on Saturday, with 15 still underway under the night sky.
More than 24,000 migrants arrived in Italy from Libya during the first three months of the year, up from 18,000 during the same period last year, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The Triton program enlists member states to provide assets for search and rescue operations. "Probably, many more", MSF said on Twitter.
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Some 29,000 migrants, majority fleeing poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, have arrived in Italy this year after being rescued by European military ships or private charity organizations. Earlier, he had said that rescuing refugees' lives should not be a priority for the Frontex.
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The statement said that the IOM had relied on just the words of a small group of migrants seeking humanitarian asylum to make such "false" allegations, which would "distort the image of Libya and its people". "We know exactly what will happen if we are not out there". Probably the same. How many would have died? We are where we're needed, what's the #EU doing meanwhile? "I will never forget this day", tweeted Chris Catrambone, founder of Maltese NGO Moas. Having taken 453 people on board throughout the day, and.
MSF said in a series of tweets that NGOs were being forced to fill gaps in service provision left by the European Union coastguard.
Local media reported that another 1,181 migrants were brought by a German boat to Catania, also in Sicily. "We need help by #MRCC" the Jugend Rettet tweeted. Italian Coast Guard confirmed that vessels were headed to the area to assist offloading some of the migrants. Those rescued were transferred to ships sailing to southern Italy. "Hour 40 of ongoing rescues & crisis management for #Phoenix crew". Some 97 migrants are missing in that incident.
Two MSF vessels were taking part in the rescue efforts.
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