More than 700 migrants saved in Mediterranean

The Italian coastguard said 741 migrants headed for Europe from Libya were rescued in the Mediterranean on Thursday, May 28. On board 6 boats, 5 of which were inflatable vessels, the migrants were brought to safety in the Strait of Sicily in a rescue operation that involved German, Irish and British naval vessels. Over 1,700 migrants have died so far this year in their journey to Europe, representing a 30-fold increase in the same period in 2014, the International Organization for Migration said.