ROME: More than 3,400 migrants were rescued at sea on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), mainly off Libya, as Europe seeks ways to deal with the flood of people trying to reach its shores following a series of deadly shipwrecks.

A total of 3,427 people were picked up during the operation coordinated by the Italian coast guard.

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