Italian coastguard saves 240 migrants, including newborn
The Italian coastguard has rescued more than 240 migrants in distress in the Mediterranean Sea, authorities said on Sunday. A patrol boat off the Calabrian coast had taken the people on board overnight.
Among those saved were 40 minors and a newborn baby, according to the coastguard. The infant had been born on the fishing boat earlier in the day.
A merchant ship and a vessel belonging to the EU border protection agency Frontex were also involved in the rescue.
The operation, which was complicated by poor weather conditions, lasted over 16 hours.
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