3.4k migrants saved from Mediterranean sea: Italy
Around 3,400 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean sea over the weekend, the Italian coastguard said on Monday. The migrants were picked up by Italian coastguard and naval vessels, a British and an Irish warship and ships licensed by humanitarian NGOs, the coastguard spokesman added. Notably, around 1,24,500 migrants have entered Italy this year, according to the country's interior ministry.\n