The Italian government appears to be using a new tactic against private sea rescue organizations operating in the Mediterranean. While previously the allocation of ports was often delayed or ships were confiscated, the government is now also asking rescue ships to make longer journeys.
At least four people have been confirmed dead, up to three are reported missing and seven migrants were rescued after their boat ran into trouble between Algeria and the Italian island of Sardinia on Sunday, authorities said.
At least four people have been confirmed dead, up to three are reported missing and seven migrants were rescued after their boat ran into trouble between Algeria and the Italian island of Sardinia on Sunday, authorities said.
A two-week-old baby girl was reported missing after a migrant boat capsized. In several operations, by both NGO rescue ships and Italian military vessels, over 300 people were rescued in the Mediterranean this weekend.
Protests have erupted in the coastal Tunisian city of Zarsis, following an apparent attempt by local authorities to bury the bodies of migrants who died in a boat accident without first identifying them.