6,900 migrants rescued from Mediterranean in one day, IOM says

Rome (dpa) – More than 6,900 migrants have been rescued from the central Mediterranean, in one of the largest ever single-day operations, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday. The Italian coastguard coordinated 35 interventions on Monday, intercepting 44 dinghies, eight small wooden boats, one ship with 200 on board and another carrying 704 people,…