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A total of 100 migrants were rescued south of Crete in two separate operations on Monday.
A patrol boat from the EU border agency Frontex rescued 56 migrants from a vessel 23 nautical miles southeast of Kaloi Limenes in the Iraklio regional unit. The passengers were transported to a temporary reception facility in Iraklio.
In a separate operation, a rescue vessel picked up 44 people from a boat located 8 nautical miles off Psari Forada beach near Iraklio.
The rescues come after more than 220 migrants were saved in four separate incidents on Sunday.