Ankara (AFP) - Turkish coastguards have rescued almost 18,300 migrants in the Aegean Sea in the last month amid a drastic rise in the number attempting the maritime crossing to the EU, the government said on Monday.
Between July 17 and August 17 2015, 18,296 "irregular migrants" were rescued by the Turkish coastguard, the government said in a statement in response to an AFP inquiry.
Of these, 5,276 were rescued in the last week from August 10-17 alone, it added. ...
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