More than 500 migrants rescued from small boats in Mediterranean
More than 500 migrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean in several small boats that were in danger of capsizing have been rescued at sea, a Spanish aid organisation said today.
Proactiva Open Arms spokeswoman Laura Lanuza says the Golfo Azzurro, a former fishing trawler the group operates, plucked 514 migrants from more than a dozen rubber and wooden boats during a 24-hour period from Saturday to Sunday morning.
