Mediterranean migrant humanitarian crisis in pictures – theguardian

A picture from the Italian navy of one of the migrant rescues. Photograph: Ufficio Stampa Marina Militare / Italian Navy Press Office/Guardian

Migrants trying to reach Greece are rescued by members of the Greek coastguard and locals just off the island of Rhodes. Photograph- Eurokinissi:Reuters

Migrants lie on the deck of the Italian coastguard ship Bruno Gregoretti in Senglea, Malta. Photograph- Darrin Zammit Lupi:Reuters

Men carry a body inside a blanket on the Rhodes seashore. Photograph- Nikolas Nanev:AP

A man rescues a migrant from the Aegean sea on the island of Rhodes. Photograph- Argiris Mantikos:AP

Rescue operations are carried out just off Rhodes. Photograph- News Agency:Rex

Migrants recover from their ordeal on the Rhodes seashore. Photograph- Nikolas Nanev:AP

Men in protective gear disembark bodies for transport to the local morgue in Malta. Photograph- Ian Pace:Demotix:Corbis

A survivor sleeps on the deck of the Italian coastguard vessel Bruno Gregoretti in the Maltese port of Senglea. Photograph- Ian Pace:Demotix:Corbis

A migrant is helped to disembark in the Sicilian harbour of Pozzallo. About 100 migrants, including 28 children, were rescued on Sunday by a merchant vessel. Photograph- Alessandra Tarantino:AP