Migrant Rescue in the Mediterranean Sea
A group of 29 migrants was rescued off a crippled boat in the Mediterranean Sea south of Crete, Greek authorities said, on an increasingly busy migration route from North Africa to Europe.
Key Points
- 29 migrants rescued off a crippled boat in the Mediterranean Sea south of Crete
- Increase in migrant arrivals to southern Crete and Gavdos
- Migrants leave from the eastern Libyan port of Tobruk, paying smuggling gangs up to $5,000 each