Those who make it to Lampedusa will be ferried to migrant centres in ItalyItalian fishermen leapt from their boat into the Mediterranean to rescue migrants as at least 1,180 made it to the island of Lampedusa from North Africa at the weekend and a thousand more were turned back. In a sign that the migrant summer sailing season is fully under way, another 410 were rescued from seven different boats by a vessel operated by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Sponsored“After some tough, stormy weather summer is starting and many people are departing,” said Britta Rabe, an activist with Alarm Phone, a charity that fields distress calls from those trying to make the crossing. In one instance local fishermen hoping to transfer migrants from a rickety wooden vessel into their boat had to dive in to save a number

Source: The North Africa Journal June 13, 2021 23:03 UTC