CNN reports saying 5 year old twins was rescued from Mediterranean

5-day-old twins rescued by an aid group as thousands attempt to cross Mediterranean

More than 264,500 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean so far this year

(CNN) — A five-day-old newborn peers out from a pink blanket. His dark, almond-shaped eyes stare directly at the camera, his tiny hand tucked underneath his chin.

His short life has been anything but easy.

He, his twin brother and his mother were among the 6,500 refugees and migrants rescued in a 30-hour period while attempting to make the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean.

Médecins Sans Frontières' ship Dignity 1 and the Spanish humanitarian group Proactiva Open Arms rescued people who were aboard 15 rubber boats and one wooden vessel Monday.