4,200 more migrants saved off Libya’s coasts, 17 die
Rescued migrants wait to disembark in the Island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, Thursday, May 14, 2015. (AP)
The Italian coast guard says it has coordinated the rescue of more than 4,000 migrants off Libya’s coast in 22 separate operations.
The rescues, from 13 boats and nine motorized rubber dinghies, took place Friday. The coast guard said Saturday that 17 migrants were found dead aboard one of the vessels. In all, 4,243 rescued migrants were being brought to Italian harbors.
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