Italy: 35 migrants disembarked from Emergency Life Support in La Spezia
The 35 people rescued by the NGO Emergency’s ship Life Support arrived at the port of La Spezia late on March 20.
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Channel: Migrants continue crossing as French authorities rescue 225
The French authorities rescued 225 migrants just before the weekend, as migrants continued crossing towards the UK. More than 1,400 crossed to the UK in the last week and more than 5,800 since the beginning of the year.
NGO reports over 600 migrants deported to Tunisian desert
The Mediterranea Saving Humans NGO has said it was contacted by a man part of a large group of migrants abandoned along Tunisia's western border.
Greece: 19 migrants 'abandoned' by smugglers
On Saturday, the Greek coast guard said it picked up a group of migrants after a smuggler deliberately threw some of them into the sea near the small island of Farmakonisi to evade capture.
Fewer migrants in Ventimiglia on Italian-French border, report
The number of migrants in the Italian city of Ventimiglia is dropping but the hardships they are experiencing are increasing, according to a report presented on March 20 by associations providing assistance to migrants in the border1