Europe urged to recreate a robust search and rescue operation on Mediterranean


The European Union has been urged by the UN Refugee Agency to recreate a robust search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea.

The call comes after hundreds of migrants disappeared off the coast of Italy earlier this week, after attempting to cross the sea from Libya.

At least 218,000 people crossed the Mediterranean in 2014, and 3,500 lives were lost.


SOURCE: UNRadio