Over 1,100 refugees and migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean over the weekend.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Several ships, including three from the Italian Coast Guard, rescued nearly 700 people from a fishing boat off the Libyan coast over the weekend. They recovered five bodies.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The humanitarian organization Sea-Watch rescued nearly 450 refugees in separate operations.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Tens of thousands risk their lives every year to cross the Mediterranean Sea, fleeing poverty and oppression in their home countries.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Sea-Watch told Al Jazeera that there is “a lack of coordination and assistance at the European level for those seeking safety” in the central Mediterranean.⁣⁣ ⁣ ...⁣ Producer: Salwa Sadek⁣ ⁣⁣ #Refugees #Migrants #Refuge #Italy #Europe #Mediterranean #Elections #AntiImmigration ⁣