Hundreds of migrants dock in Sicily; a further 115 rescued off Libyan coast
- 9 years ago
A further 446 rescued migrants docked in Augusta, south-east Sicily, on Wednesday morning (April 22), Italian officials say.
The arrival comes amid reports 115 people have been rescued from a small, inflatable boat some 70 kilometres off the coast of Libya.
In 2015, 22,000 migrants have arrived in Italy. The figure for those who have lost their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe stands at 1,600, according to the UN Refugee Agency.
So far this year, 1,600 @refugees & migrants have lost their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean sea - #UNHCR pic.twitter.com/CP8XW1MFhu— United Nations (@UN) April 21, 2015
Italy is pushing Europe to do more. European leaders are to discuss how to tackle the crisis in an extraordinary summit on April 22.
Funding and resources have been cut drastically since November 2014, when the Europe-led Triton sea patrol operation began. It receives three million euros in funding per month. This equates to a third of the funds Italy put i
The arrival comes amid reports 115 people have been rescued from a small, inflatable boat some 70 kilometres off the coast of Libya.
In 2015, 22,000 migrants have arrived in Italy. The figure for those who have lost their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe stands at 1,600, according to the UN Refugee Agency.
So far this year, 1,600 @refugees & migrants have lost their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean sea - #UNHCR pic.twitter.com/CP8XW1MFhu— United Nations (@UN) April 21, 2015
Italy is pushing Europe to do more. European leaders are to discuss how to tackle the crisis in an extraordinary summit on April 22.
Funding and resources have been cut drastically since November 2014, when the Europe-led Triton sea patrol operation began. It receives three million euros in funding per month. This equates to a third of the funds Italy put i