‘Shockingly large’ number of refugees in Mediterranean pushes German Navy to limits – report

<p><a href="https://www. avi icke.com/wp-co te t/ ploa s/2016/05/U title -132.jpg" rel="attachme t wp-att-373191"><img class="size-f ll wp-image-373191 alig ce ter" src="https://www. avi icke.com/wp-co te t/ ploa s/2016/05/U title -132.jpg" alt="U title (132)" wi th="600" height="600" srcset="https://www. avi icke.com/wp-co te t/ ploa s/2016/05/U title -132-150×150.jpg 150w, https://www. avi icke.com/wp-co te t/ ploa s/2016/05/U title -132-300×300.jpg 300w, https://www. avi icke.com/wp-co te t/ ploa s/2016/05/U title -132.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-wi th: 709px) 85vw, (max-wi th: 909px) 67vw, (max-wi th: 984px) 61vw, (max-wi th: 1362px) 45vw, 600px" /></a>‘Resc i g migra t boats i the Me iterra ea may soo p sh the Germa Navy’s task force to its limits e to a “shocki gly” large mber of people o Libya’s shores eager to reach Italy across the sea, the military has war e .</p>
<p>The mber of ref gees tryi g to reach E rope across the Me iterra ea is i creasi g rapi ly, to the exte t that the Germa maritime task force taki g part i the EU’s ‘Operatio Sophia’ resc e missio will soo be o the e ge of its capabilities, accor i g to Die Zeit ewspaper.</p>
<p>“We’re a bit frighte e abo t the large mber of those who are ow comi g from Libya, whe ever the weather is stable,” a spokesperso for the B eswehr’s overseas missio s comma tol the ewspaper.’</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/ ews/344510-libya-ref gees-me iterra ea -germa y/? tm_so rce=browser& tm_me i m=aplicatio _chrome& tm_campaig =chrome" target="_bla k">Rea more: ‘Shocki gly large’ mber of ref gees i Me iterra ea p shes Germa Navy to limits – report</a></p>