More than 250
migrants were rescued in the central Mediterranean during the night
between Monday and Tuesday, Italy’s Coast Guard said.
A statement said the migrants, in one large rubber dinghy
and two small boats, were rescued in three missions by two ships, one
from a non-governmental organization.
Migrant arrivals to Italy have fallen by two-thirds year
on year since July after officials working for the U.N.-backed
government in Tripoli put pressure on people smugglers in the Libyan
city of Sabratha to stop boats leaving.
Italy is also bolstering the Libyan coast guard’s ability to turn back boats.
Last week, the United Nations began bringing African
refugees to Italy from Libya, evacuating them from detention centers
whose conditions have been condemned by rights groups as inhumane.
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