Italy's coastguard has been dealing with one of the biggest rescue operations this year off the coast of Libya.
Crews have recovered nearly 6,000 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean Sea this weekend alone - although ten bodies have also been found.
It's just a fortnight since nearly 900 people drowned trying to make the same trip to Europe.
Many are desperate to flee Libya's civil war and it's expected the summer weather will encourage more people to attempt the crossing.
Paddy Agnew is the Rome Correspondent for the Irish Times:
