Even as that European Union informal summit is taking place, more than 200 people have been rescued off the coast of Libya. They were travelling in unsafe boats, trying to make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean. The rescued migrants and refugees included women and children, who were visibly distraught, The rescues have been carried out by the Pro-activa organisation. The latest figures from the International Organisation for Migration show that nearly 6 thousand migrants have entered Europe by sea this year alone. Around 80 percent of them arrived in Italy These latest rescued have pushed those figures up to over 6 thousand. The death toll this year, though, is significantly fewer than last year. In 2017 the toll stands at just under a hundred.

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