2800 people were plucked from the sea and brought to safety in Sicily in six different rescue operations in the last three days. Most were from sub-Saharan African nations.
From The Guardian: "The majority of those arriving in Italy are not Syrians, according to statistics compiled by the Italian government and provided by the UN refugee agency, the UNHCR. They are primarily people fleeing Gambia, Nigeria and Senegal (there have also been 1,500 Egyptian minors)."
