Rescue operation near Italian coast
The coast guard is trying to save over 1000 migrants.
The Italian coast guard is conducting a rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea. The guard is trying to save over 1000 migrants who headed for Lampedusa. Over 130 people were saved in one day, BBC reports.
Over 300 migrants drowned or died of exposure last week. Hundreds of people were saved.
Migrants are trying to reach Italy because the weather in this part of the Mediterranean Sea has improved.
