On Monday, Italian authorities say more than 2,700 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean. The operation also rescued thousands from 19 rubber boats and four smaller vessels off the coast of Libya. Earlier on Monday, the Italian authorities said they had recovered six additional bodies, after it was reported that migrants fell out of a leaking rubber boat. Official figures put the number of migrants and asylum seekers who have arrived in Italy from the Mediterranean at about 93,000 by the end of August. More than 67,000 seaborne migrants arrived in Italy between Jan. 1 and July 3, according to the IOM.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 07, 2016 11:36 UTC