Yesterday, British, Swedish, Spanish and Italian ships rescued 2,400 people from 15 different ships.
While on Sunday, 3,500 migrants were rescued about 50 kilometres from the Libyan coast – The Irish Navy Vessel, the LE-Eithne, rescued 500 of those.
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However, despite the bolstered presence in the Mediterranean, the UN refugee agency has estimated that more than 1,800 people have drowned while making the perilous journey so far this year.
