More than 1,300 migrants brought ashore in Italy after multiple rescues

A further 379 migrants were removed from a separate vessel in the same vicinity and will be brought to land shortly. "The rescues (were) complex due to the boats being overloaded with migrants and the unfavourable sea conditions," the coastguard said in a statement. In all, the United Nations estimates 300 migrants have died in the central Mediterranean so far this year. A further 379 migrants were removed from a separate vessel in the same vicinity and will be brought to land shortly. "The rescues (were) complex due to the boats being overloaded with migrants and the unfavourable sea conditions," the coastguard said in a statement.