Italy navy says eight migrants die in Mediterranean, 113 rescued
Eight bodies have been recovered from a rubber boat carrying migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean, the Italian navy said in a Tweet on October 18.
It said the ship Bersagliere had rescued 113 migrants from the boat. It gave no further details.
On October 17, the navy rescued 562 migrants trying to reach Europe on five boats.
Nearly all of those rescued on October 17 were from sub-Saharan African countries.