Cypriot authorities have rescued over 100 Syrian refugees from the Mediterranean amid the acute refugee crisis that Europe is grappling with.

Officials said on Sunday that the 114 Syrians, including over 50 women and children, were on board a small boat that ran into trouble late on Saturday near the Cypriot port of Larnaca.

The passengers were all rescued and taken to Larnaca while no injuries have been reported.

Cyprus is situated 100 kilometers (60 miles) off the Syrian coast, however, most refugee bypass the island in an attempt to reach the European mainland.

Back in September, a cruise liner rescued about 345 Syrian and Palestinian refugees in waters off the island’s coast.

The ongoing conflict in Syria, which erupted in March 2011, has reportedly claimed the lives of more than 240,000 people so far. The UN says the militancy has displaced 7.6 million Syrians internally, and compelled some 4.6 million others to take refuge mostly in neighboring countries.

The world body estimates that 300,000 people have left the Middle East and Africa for Europe this year, but 2,600 have died while attempting the journey, the majority of them during dangerous voyages across the Mediterranean in rickety boats.

Some European countries, including England and Germany, have recently voiced readiness to accept thousands of refugees.

On Saturday, people took to the streets in several European cities to show their solidarity with thousands of asylum seekers who have come to the continent after fleeing their violence-stricken homelands.