A rescuer and migrants, intercepted aboard dinghies off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea, are seen on a rescue boat as they wait to disembark after arriving at the port of Malaga, southern Spain August 4, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
(Reuters) - Almost 400 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean this weekend as they attempted to make the crossing from Morocco to Spain, Spanish rescue services said.
While the overall numbers of migrants reaching Europe by sea is down from the peak in 2015, Spain has witnessed a steady increase in sea arrivals that began more than a year ago and has surged in recent months (nL5N1UM7TL.)
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