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Over 2,000 Migrants Rescued by Italian Coastguard in Mediterranean in 24 Hours

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The Italian coastguard rescued over 2,000 migrants who were attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, local media reported. 14.04.2017, Sputnik International

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Over 2,000 Migrants Rescued by Italian Coastguard in Mediterranean in 24 Hours

22:01 GMT 14.04.2017

© REUTERS / Giorgos MoutafisSub-saharan migrants are seen aboard an overcrowded raft, as one of them uses a bucket to remove water from the raft, during a rescue operation by the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms in the central Mediterranean Sea, north of the coastal Libyan city of Sabratha, February 3, 2017

Sub-saharan migrants are seen aboard an overcrowded raft, as one of them uses a bucket to remove water from the raft, during a rescue operation by the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms in the central Mediterranean Sea, north of the coastal Libyan city of Sabratha, February 3, 2017 - Sputnik International

The Italian coastguard rescued over 2,000 migrants who were attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, local media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — As part of 16 rescue operations, conducted jointly with a number of charities, a total of 2,074 migrants have been saved and one dead body has been found, the Italian Adnkronos news agency reported.

Migrants are seen at the stern of the former fishing trawler Golfo Azzurro of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms, a day after they were rescued along with other migrants near the coasts of Libya, in the central Mediterranean Sea, January 28, 2017. - Sputnik International

Nearly 32,000 Migrants Cross Mediterranean Into Europe in 2017 - IOM

11 April 2017, 18:45 GMT

The refugees tried to cross the Mediterranean aboard inflatable rafts and wooden boats, the news agency specified.

Europe is currently experiencing a dire migration crisis, and struggles to accommodate hundreds of thousands of migrants attempting to enter wealthy EU member states through various routes, including via Turkey, Italy and Greece.

According to the latest data of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a total of 33,054 migrants and refugees arrived in Europe in 2017 alone, with the EU border agency Frontex stating that a total of 503,700 people crossed the EU border in 2016, compared to over 1.83 million illegal border crossings in 2015.