Italian Navy ships rescued 731 immigrants this morning, Tuesday 23 Feb. 2016, according to La Repubblica. The ship Cigala Fulgosi picked up a total of 407 migrants including 4 dead bodies. The ship Bettica helped two imbarcations in trouble taking aboard 219 migrants. The ship Scirocco coordinated the rescue operations and picked up 105 migrants.
No sign of this story in the New York Times. I guess they decided you did not need to know. These were black people leaving Africa, not white people leaving Syria.
No sign of this story in the New York Times. I guess they decided you did not need to know. These were black people leaving Africa, not white people leaving Syria.