Italy says 1,100 migrants rescued from sea in one day

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AFP Rome
Last Updated : Nov 23 2017 | 4:10 AM IST
About 1,100 migrants from the Libyan coast were rescued from the sea today, including a woman who gave birth in a rubber boat, the Italian coastguard and monitors said.
They were recovered from 10 rubber boats and a small wooden boat in a rescue operation that involved a coastguard vessel, an Italian Navy ship and NGOs.
The Mission Lifeline NGO said in a Twitter post that the woman had given birth on an inflatable boat.
Some 114,600 migrants have landed in Italy so far this year, a figure that is down 32 per cent year on year.

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First Published: Nov 23 2017 | 4:10 AM IST

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