Brussels, 08/06/2015 (Agence Europe) - Nearly 6,000 people were rescued in the Mediterranean over the course of the weekend, the Italian coastguard has announced. The international fleet came to the aid of some 5,900 migrants, with UK vessels Bulwark picking up more than 1,000 refugees.
According to the Italian authorities, British, Swedish, Spanish and Italian ships went to the rescue of 15 vessels on Sunday and saved 2,400 people in total, Reuters reports. On Saturday 6 June, 3,500...