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Spanish charity rescues 372 in central Mediterranean; 1 dead

A migrant is rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Open Arms during a rescue operation in the Mediterranean sea late Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Around 200 migrants from Syria and Africa countries were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Migrants stand on a petroleum platform in the sea as they wait to be rescued by the Spanish NGO Open Arms lifeguards during a rescue operation in the international waters zone near Tunisia, Mediterranean sea, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Fifty-nine migrants from Syria, Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea, 10 of them minors, were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Migrants rescued by the Spanish NGO Open Arms lifeguards during an operation in the international waters zone near Tunisia, Mediterranean sea, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Fifty-nine migrants from Syria, Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea, 10 of them minors, were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Migrants stand on a petroleum platform in the sea as they wait to be rescued by the Spanish NGO Open Arms lifeguards during a rescue operation in the international waters zone near Tunisia, Mediterranean sea, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Fifty-nine migrants from Syria, Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea, 10 of them minors, were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Migrants sit on the deck after being rescued by the Spanish NGO Open Arms lifeguards during a rescue operation in the international waters zone near Tunisia, Mediterranean sea, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Fifty-nine migrants from Syria, Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea, 10 of them minors, were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

A Syrian woman hugs her child after being rescued by the Spanish NGO Open Arms lifeguards during an operation in the international waters zone near Tunisia, Mediterranean sea, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Fifty-nine migrants from Syria, Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea, 10 of them minors, were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Migrants sit on the deck after being rescued by the Spanish NGO Open Arms lifeguards during a rescue operation in the international waters zone near Tunisia, Mediterranean sea, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Fifty-nine migrants from Syria, Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea, 10 of them minors, were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Migrants rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Open Arms during a rescue operation in international waters zone at the Mediterranean sea early Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Around 200 migrants from Syria and Africa countries were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

A migrant is rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Open Arms during a rescue operation in the Mediterranean sea early Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Around 200 migrants from Syria and Africa countries were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Migrants wait to be rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Open Arms lifeguard during a rescue operation at the Mediterranean sea, early Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Around 200 migrants from Syria and Africa countries were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Migrants on a boat wait to be rescued from Spanish NGO Open Arms lifeguard during a rescue operation at the Mediterranean sea, early Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Around 200 migrants from Syria and Africa countries were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Migrants in the sea wait to be rescued from Spanish NGO Open Arms lifeguard during a rescue operation at the Mediterranean sea, early Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Around 200 migrants from Syria and Africa countries were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Migrants sits by the life jackets on the deck after they were rescued from Spanish NGO Open Arms lifeguard at the Mediterranean sea, early Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Around 200 migrants from Syria and Africa countries were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Spanish NGO Open Arms lifeguards rescue a migrant baby during a rescue operation in the Mediterranean sea early Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Around 200 migrants from Syria and Africa countries were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

A migrant is rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Open Arms during a rescue operation in the Mediterranean sea early Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Around 200 migrants from Syria and Africa countries were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Migrants rescued by the Spanish NGO Open Arms in the Mediterranean sea huddle in a boat early Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Around 200 migrants from Syria and Africa countries were rescued by NGO Open Arms crew members. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Spanish charity rescues 372 in central Mediterranean; 1 dead