Almost 3,000 rescued migrants arrive to Italy in single day: coast guard

Almost 3,000 migrants and refugees rescued in the Mediterranean Sea reached various ports in southern Italy on Monday,the authorities said.


Italy's coast guard ship Dattilo arrived at the port of Palermo, the regional capital of Sicily, with 1,045 people and 10 bodies on board, according to the coast guard.

Another 712 migrants reached the port of Augusta, also in Sicily, on board of two vessels from Italy and Spain's navy.

Some 799 rescued people, and 4 dead migrants, were on board of another coast guard vessel reaching the port of Reggio Calabria later in the day.

Some 111 children and 81 women were among those brought to Reggio Calabria. Overall, these migrants and refugees originated from various African countries, the coast guard stated.

Further 400 people mainly of sub-Saharan origin reached the port of Vibo Valentia, also in the Calabria region, aboard of Irish ship Topaz Responder.

They brought the total to 2,956 arrivals in one day.
[Xinhua/globaltimes.cn]
8/11/16