At least 236 people saved from the Mediterranean Sea by a private rescue ship were taken to the Sicilian port of Augusta at the weekend. Another charity vessel which picked up more than 450 migrants is still waiting for an offer of1
The Greek coast guard says it has picked up nearly 170 migrants near the Peloponnese peninsula. People smugglers operating between Turkey and Greece often put migrants on unseaworthy boats.
A hostel for seasonal workers, most of whom migrants, opened last week in Cassibile, near the Sicilian city of Siracusa. The facility can host up to about 80 people in 17 housing units.
InfoMigrants has launched a new website and Facebook page in Bengali. We are now available in six languages: Arabic, Bengali, Dari, English, French and Pashto.
The UN agencies UNHCR and IOM have spoken out against a steady increase in the number of migrants dying at sea after a boat was found near the Tenerife island with the corpses of 24 migrants onboard.