Spain rescues more than 500 migrants at sea
Spain's maritime rescue service yesterday said it had rescued 532 migrants who were attempting the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea from north Africa this weekend.
Rescue boats intercepted 239 migrants travelling in eight small boats off Spain's southern coast yesterday, a day after 293 migrants were pulled from nine vessels.
Three of the boats sank right after the migrants were plucked from them due to their "poor state", the maritime service said in a Twitter message.
According to the International Organisation for Migration, more than 22,400 people arrived in Spain by sea last year, nearly triple the number for 2016. Some 223 people died along the way.
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