意大利地中海救出三千難民
Italy's coast guard says the navy has rescued 3,000 migrants off the coast of Libya after responding to requests for help from more than 20 vessels.
意大利海岸警衛隊說，意大利海軍響應20多艘船隻發出的求救請求，在利比亞沿海救起三千多難民。
Italy has been routinely carrying out similar rescues, bringing hundreds of migrants to its shores, but the scale of Saturday's operation was unusually large.
意大利一直在採取類似救援行動，將數百名難民救上岸，但是星期六的行動規模異常大。
So far this year, more than 100,000 people have made the Mediterranean crossing to Italy. The journey is dangerous, with small boats struggling in rough waters or overloaded with too many people.
截至目前，今年有10萬多人越過地中海抵達意大利。不過旅程非常危險，小型船隻要麼在波濤中掙扎，要麼因人太多而超載。
More than 2,300 people have died trying to reach Europe this year. There were 3,279 fatalities for all of 2014.
2300多人今年試圖抵達歐洲時遇難。2014年全年有3279人遇難。
Europe has struggled to cope with an influx of migrants. They often first land in Italy and Greece, and then sometimes head to Europe's northern countries, where some communities have welcomed them and others have protested their arrival.
歐洲疲於應對大量難民涌入。難民經常首先在意大利和希臘上岸，然後他們有時前往歐洲北部國家，那裏的許多社區歡迎他們，而有的社區則抗議他們的到達。
