ROME (Reuters) - Italian navy and coast guard vessels rescued more than 700 migrants in waters between Sicily and North Africa overnight as an immigration crisis that has cost hundreds of lives this month showed no signs of abating.
Patrol boats conducted five operations and those rescued included dozens of women and children, authorities said on Friday.
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