Italian naval ships and other vessels rescued thousands of migrants off the Libyan coast on Monday. (Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press)Migrants rescued from more than 20 boats. (Giorgos Moutafis/Reuters)Cheers as rescue boats arrive. (Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press)Images and video from The Associated Press show migrants from Eritrea and Somalia cheering as the rescue boats arrived. (Giorgos Moutafis/Reuters)Here, an Italian navy ship sails past a burning dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea after removing the migrants who were on board.

Source: CBC News August 30, 2016 13:02 UTC