Migrants crisis: Northern Europe 'must do more'

On Monday a boat ran aground off the Greek island of Rhodes

A Greek minister has said the "great powers" of Europe need to take more responsibility for the unfolding crisis in the Mediterranean Sea.

Deputy Defence Minister Kostas Isichos told the BBC northern Europe must do more to rescue and shelter migrants.

He said that Greece, Italy and Spain were working on a common position ahead of an emergency EU summit on Thursday.

Meanwhile, 114 rescued people arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday morning.

The Italian coast guard said the migrants were rescued 72km (45 miles) north of the Libyan capital Tripoli.

They had been floating at sea for 48 hours and were rescued from a rubber dinghy that was taking on water.

Also on Wednesday, the UN's special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants has said wealthy countries should agree to accept one million Syrian refugees over the next five years to help end the series of boat disasters.

"If we don't provide any official mechanism for... [migrants], they will resort to smugglers. The inaction of Europe is actually what creates the market for smugglers," Francois Crepeau told the Guardian newspaper.