The Italian coast guard said Thursday that it has rescued some 4,000 migrants in 22 separate operations in one day. In other rescues, a Libyan navy spokesman said a total of 766 migrants were rescued by the Libyan coast guard on Thursday. Overall, the Italian coast guard said it had co-ordinated 22 separate rescue operations Thursday that saved more than 4,000 lives. A man is helped to disembark from the Italian Navy ship Bettica, at the Sicilian Porto Empedocle harbour, Italy on Thursday. Article Continued BelowTwo Italian coast guard ships and the Spanish frigate Reina Sofia responded to the scene.

Source: thestar May 26, 2016 10:35 UTC