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Amid Deaths, Thousands of Migrants Rescued in Mediterranean

HeadlineJun 29, 2017

In Libya, rescue workers recovered the bodies of five migrants Wednesday who drowned in the Mediterranean as they attempted the perilous journey to Europe. The bodies were found as Libya’s coast guard said it picked up some 5,000 migrants at sea. Meanwhile, the Italian Navy brought hundreds of migrants ashore Wednesday, including an infant who died of heat-related causes shortly after he and his mother were rescued. The International Organization for Migration said some 11,000 migrants have been pulled from unsafe and overcrowded boats this week alone.

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