The German navy rescued over 1,000 refugees from the Mediterranean on Saturday (June 6) as part of a European Union task force operation. This weekend alone, European ships rescued nearly 6,000 men, women and children drifting at sea.

Mediterranean migrant crisis: 6,000 rescued in one weekend
The German navy rescued over 1,000 refugees from the Mediterranean on Saturday (June 6) as part of a European Union task force operation. This weekend alone, European ships rescued nearly 6,000 men, women and children drifting at sea.