Italy rescues hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean after departures from Libya
The Italian coastguard has rescued around 200 migrants stranded in the central Mediterranean after departing from the Libyan coast aboard a fishing vessel.
According to the non-governmental organisation Alarm Phone, the rescued migrants were transferred to the Italian island of Sicily.
In a separate operation, the same platform reported that 40 additional migrants were rescued by the Italian coastguard after they ran out of fuel at sea. The group, also departing from Libya, had been sending distress calls since Sunday.
Alarm Phone also reported a vessel carrying 50 migrants that had left the Libyan coast and was later found stranded on an offshore oil platform in the central Mediterranean. Authorities are still working to determine the vessel's exact location.
Another boat, reportedly carrying over 25 migrants bound for Spain, has also departed from the Libyan coast, according to the NGO.
So far in 2025, at least 652 migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea, according to data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Tags: Italy migrants
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