What is happening?
600 migrants have been brought safely ashore in the port of Reggio Calabria.by an Italian naval vessel.
The “Vega” also brought ashore the bodies of 45 migrants who died when their boat capsized on Friday.
#SAR Nave Vega #MarinaMilitare dirige verso Reggio Calabria per lo sbarco di 629 #migranti e 45 salme. Arrivo previsto per domani mattina— Marina Militare (ItalianNavy) May 28, 2016
La nave Vega a Reggio Calabria, lo sbarco dei migranti - la diretta https://t.co/FQZdNdqNBu— Repubblica Tv (RepubblicaTv) May 29, 2016
“700 dead”
The UNHCR thinks up to 700 migrants may have died last week in sinkings off the coast of Libya.
“The situation is chaotic, we are not sure of the numbers, but we fear that up to 700 people could have drowned in the last week,” UNHCR spokesperson Federico Fossi told reporters.
Wednesday
100 people are reported missing after a boat sank.
Thursday morning
500 people reported missing a
