In pics: Hundreds of migrants surge from Sub-Saharan Africa into Italy

Migrants try to stay afloat after falling off their rubber dinghy during a rescue operation by the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) ship in the central Mediterranean in international waters some 15 nautical miles off the coast of Zawiya in Libya. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)

Published on: Apr 16, 2017 2:07 PM IST

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Migrants try to stay afloat after falling off their rubber dinghy during a rescue operation by the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) ship in the central Mediterranean in international waters some 15 nautical miles off the coast of Zawiya in Libya. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)

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All 134 sub-Saharan migrants survived and were rescued by MOAS. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)

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Migrants rest on the deck of the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) ship Phoenix after being rescued. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)

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Tens of thousands of migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan African countries, try to reach the shores of Spain and Italy by boat each year. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)

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According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), more than 521 immigrants were found dead in the Mediterranean between January 1 and March 5, 2017. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)

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Migrants fall off their rubber dinghy during a rescue operation by the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) ship. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)

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Migrants try to stay afloat after falling off their rubber dinghy. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)

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The International Organization for Migration reports a large number of Sub-Saharan Africans, mainly from Nigeria, Mali, Gambia, and Senegal has been arriving in Italy this year. The IOM says most of the migrants are coming from Libya on overcrowded rubber dinghies. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)

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A migrant reacts after being pulled out of the sea after falling off a rubber dinghy. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)

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Rescuers of the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) distribute life jackets to migrants. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)

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A rescue swimmer holds onto migrants frantically trying to stay afloat after falling off their rubber dinghy. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)

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A migrant leans on a peer on the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) ship Phoenix after being rescued. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)

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A migrant lies on the deck of the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) ship Phoenix after being rescued. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)

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Rescued migrants wait to disembark from the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) ship Phoenix in Pozzallo on the island of Sicily, Italy. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)

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IOM says the migration is unusual in that most of the new arrivals do not come from states experiencing conflict or famine. Smugglers are taking advantage of the chaotic Syrian refugee crisis in Europe to cajole African customers into undertaking the dangerous trek across the Sahara desert to Libya. (Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters)