HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS RESCUED OFF LIBYAN COAST

These are the treacherous routes desperate migrants are milling to take. (Images: Al Jazeera)

Catania, Italy, 6 Rajab 1436/25 April 2015 (MINA) – The Italian coastguard has rescued 228 migrants off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea.

Reports said 38 women and one child were rescued in Friday’s recovery effort. Those rescued were transferred to a navy boat that was patrolling in the area, Al Jazeera quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

Separately, 80 people were rescued by Tunisian fishermen and taken to the coastal town of Zarzis in Tunisia.

The latest rescue efforts come after a tragic accident off the Catania coast in Italy just days ago , in which more than 800 people died.

Separately, an Italian court ordered two suspects behind the trafficking racket blamed for the accident to remain in jail. (T/P001/R03)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)