An Italian navy ship, like this one picutred in 2018, rescued 100 people it said were in imminent danger in the Mediterranean. VALLETTA - The Italian navy rescued 100 migrants stranded in the Mediterranean on Thursday, as 178 others were taken to the Italian island of Lampedusa, and Malta, officials said. The Italian navy said the lives of the 100 people it rescued had been in imminent danger after their boat's engine failed in worsening weather. The migrants, who sent an SOS signal to Alarm Phone, a volunteer-run Mediterranean rescue hotline, had said that a five-year-old girl on board had perished, but the navy said no one had died. Malta has appealed to the EU for help in dealing with the flow of migrants, which its much larger neighbour Italy has begun to turn away.

Source: Bangkok Post May 30, 2019 17:48 UTC