Thousands of migrants rescued in the Med as weekend operations continue
More than 3,400 people rescued so far off the coast of Libya on Saturday and early Sunday in more than a dozen separate operations led by the Italian navy
Rosie Scammell in Rome and Alessandra Bonomolo in Noto, Sicily
The Italian coastguard has coordinated one of its largest rescue operations to date, saving 3,427 people on Saturday and Sunday as smugglers took advantage of calm seas to send migrants across the Mediterranean.