The 253 migrants, including women and Children, were moved to a fairy off the Sicilian port of Japanese.

They were rescued by open arms after the dinghy began to sink off the coast of Libya on Wednesday, a Tely east.

Six people lost their lives in the shipwreck, including a six month old child.

Italy is the primary route for migrants departing mostly from Tunisia and Libya to reach Europe.

Some 30,800 people have arrived so far in 2020 with numbers picking up again after years of decline marked by an Italian led effort to disrupt smuggling networks.