Malta on Monday pulled 180 migrants to safety from two boats in distress, while 49 more were stuck in limbo at sea as the weather worsened in the Mediterranean.
The Maltese military said a patrol boat picked up 28 migrants from a dinghy some 71 nautical miles (130 kilometers) southwest of Malta before plucking another 152 people from a wooden boat to the south.
The rescues followed the recovery by Malta Sunday of 69 migrants on a wooden boat which had run into trouble.
Source: AFP
