https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Rescue authorities found the bodies of seven migrants, including five women, after their boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, coastguard officials said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20191124/bodies-of-seven-migrants-on-capsized-boat-found-off-italy Sun, 24 Nov 2019 19:07:32 +0100 bodies-of-seven-migrants-on-capsized-boat-found-off-italy Italian coastguard service said Thursday 264 migrants had been rescued from a boat off the coast of Calabria, where traffickers have increasingly been using smaller boats recently. https://www.thelocal.it/20180112/italian-coastguard-rescues-264-migrants-off-calabrian-coast Fri, 12 Jan 2018 10:21:07 +0100 italian-coastguard-rescues-264-migrants-off-calabrian-coast Some 5,000 migrants bound for Italy were rescued in waters off the coast of Libya between Thursday and Saturday morning by Italian and Libyan coastguards, statements from both countries said. https://www.thelocal.it/20170520/5000-migrants-rescued-in-48-hours-off-libya Sat, 20 May 2017 19:46:41 +0200 5000-migrants-rescued-in-48-hours-off-libya About 1,350 migrants were rescued on Thursday during a dozen separate operations in the Mediterranean, with the body of one migrant also recovered, the Italian coastguard said. https://www.thelocal.it/20170407/over-1000-migrants-rescued-on-thursday-italian-coastguard Fri, 07 Apr 2017 10:47:37 +0200 over-1000-migrants-rescued-on-thursday-italian-coastguard Over 250 African migrants were feared drowned in the Mediterranean on Thursday after a charity's rescue boat found five corpses close to two sinking rubber dinghies off Libya. https://www.thelocal.it/20170324/around-250-people-feared-drowned-in-dark-day-in-the-med Fri, 24 Mar 2017 09:58:44 +0100 around-250-people-feared-drowned-in-dark-day-in-the-med About 730 migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast on Wednesday after seven rescue operations mounted by the Italian coast guard and the SOS Mediterranee aid group. https://www.thelocal.it/20170223/italys-coastguard-rescues-another-700-people-off-libyan-coast Thu, 23 Feb 2017 10:13:55 +0100 italys-coastguard-rescues-another-700-people-off-libyan-coast Italy's coast guard has rescued about 630 migrants off the coast of Libya who were trying to cross the Mediterranean. https://www.thelocal.it/20170222/italy-rescued-hundreds-of-people-off-the-libyan-coast-last-night Wed, 22 Feb 2017 09:55:48 +0100 italy-rescued-hundreds-of-people-off-the-libyan-coast-last-night Around one thousand people were rescued from unseaworthy vessels in the Mediterranean on Friday, while one dead body was recovered, the Italian coastguard said in a statement. https://www.thelocal.it/20170128/1000-migrants-rescued-on-friday-italy-coastguard Sat, 28 Jan 2017 10:13:40 +0100 1000-migrants-rescued-on-friday-italy-coastguard Another 900 migrants have been rescued from stricken boats off Libya, Italy's coastguard said Wednesday, three days before the end of what is already a record year for arrivals at the country's southern ports. https://www.thelocal.it/20161229/italy-says-another-900-migrants-rescued-in-med Thu, 29 Dec 2016 08:49:42 +0100 italy-says-another-900-migrants-rescued-in-med It has been a record year for Italy's coastguard, with nearly 180,000 people rescued in the Mediterranean, longer days than ever before and, despite their efforts, thousands of victims. https://www.thelocal.it/20161219/how-italys-tireless-coastguard-responded-to-busiest-ever-migrant-year Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:22:05 +0100 how-italys-tireless-coastguard-responded-to-busiest-ever-migrant-year The EU border control agency Frontex on Wednesday called on states to provide officers for a European coastguard, due to be launched next year to help cope with the upsurge in migrants trying to reach Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20161201/eu-calls-on-member-states-to-provide-coastguard-officers Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:00:56 +0100 eu-calls-on-member-states-to-provide-coastguard-officers Around 6,500 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Monday, the Italian coastguard said, in one of its busiest days of life-saving in recent years. https://www.thelocal.it/20160830/some-6500-migrants-rescued-off-libya-coastguard Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:42:20 +0200 some-6500-migrants-rescued-off-libya-coastguard The Italian coastguard on Thursday raised the security level across the Mediterranean nation's ports, a spokesman said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160812/italian-coastguard-tightens-port-security Fri, 12 Aug 2016 10:46:41 +0200 italian-coastguard-tightens-port-security Over 1,000 migrants were pulled to safety from rickety vessels in the Mediterranean on Thursday by rescuers who also recovered 17 bodies, Italy's coastguard said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160722/rescue-boats-recover-17-migrant-bodies-off-italy Fri, 22 Jul 2016 10:18:52 +0200 rescue-boats-recover-17-migrant-bodies-off-italy The latest arrivals take the number of migrants to have landed in Italy this year to more than 80,000. https://www.thelocal.it/20160720/more-than-3200-migrants-rescued-in-med-italian-coast-guard Wed, 20 Jul 2016 11:18:40 +0200 more-than-3200-migrants-rescued-in-med-italian-coast-guard More than 2,500 migrants seeking to reach Europe were rescued off the coast of Sicily over the weekend in 20 separate operations, the Italian coastguard said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160613/over-2500-migrants-rescued-off-italy-over-weekend Mon, 13 Jun 2016 10:22:15 +0200 over-2500-migrants-rescued-off-italy-over-weekend Nearly 1,500 migrants, including many women and children, have been rescued in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya over the past two days, the Italian coastguard said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160329/nearly-1500-migrants-rescued-off-libya-italian-coastguard Tue, 29 Mar 2016 10:25:22 +0200 nearly-1500-migrants-rescued-off-libya-italian-coastguard Italy's navy and coastguard said on Tuesday it had rescued over 700 migrants from six boats off the coast of Libya, and recovered four bodies. https://www.thelocal.it/20160223/italy-recovers-four-bodies-rescues-700-migrants-off-libya Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:56:19 +0100 italy-recovers-four-bodies-rescues-700-migrants-off-libya More than 650 people have been plucked to safety in the Mediterranean and one body recovered, the Italian coastguard said on Tuesday, as migrants continue to attempt the perilous crossing to Europe despite the winter weather. https://www.thelocal.it/20151222/i-650-people-in-med-body-recovered Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:12:03 +0100 i-650-people-in-med-body-recovered As the Mediterranean migrant crisis continues unabated, the Italian coastguard is engaged in a near-constant race against the clock to save people at sea. One of the most important rescue tools these days is the phone. https://www.thelocal.it/20150531/desperate-race-to-save-migrants-at-sea Sun, 31 May 2015 14:12:55 +0200 desperate-race-to-save-migrants-at-sea