People tried to get from Africa to the shores of Europe.
The Italian coast guard reported the rescue on Saturday, October 22, more than one thousand migrants who were in distress in the Mediterranean sea. The refugees were trying to get from Africa to the shores of Europe.
People were saved by Italian rescuers from the coast guard, and representatives of the organization Doctors without borders (MSF). In particular, MSF stated that it had rescued 120 people. When it became known about the ten missing persons from drowning rubber boats. Later rescuers have found nine bodies of migrants who were shipped to a Norwegian rescue vessel, acting within the framework of the European Union Agency for security of external borders Frontex.
During several search and rescue raids conducted over the past day, under the coordination of the Rome operations centre of the coast guard, were rescued about 1,000 refugees, said representatives of the coast guard, noting that the number of saved today can grow.
