“At
least 40 migrants died off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean sea
on Saturday in a fishing boat in which they were travelling before
they reached the European shore, the Italian navy said. As many as
312 migrants, including three minors and 45 women, were rescued when
found on an overcrowded fishing ship some 21 miles off Libya. But
dozens were recovered dead in the hold, likely after inhaling the
exhaust gas on the boat.”
“The
fresh disaster happened just days after 25 migrants drowned and some
other 200 were feared to have died after their boat capsized also off
the Libyan coast with hundreds of people onboard.”
“Since
the beginning of this year, 103,000 sea migrants have landed in
southern Italy, around 1,000 less compared to the same period last
year, Alfano told a press conference on Saturday. The International
Organization for Migration (IOM) said earlier this week that the
number of migrants who have arrived in Europe so far in 2015 is fast
approaching the 250,000 mark. This compares to 2014 figures which
show that 219,000 migrants arrived in Europe over the course of the
whole year, meaning that 2015 arrivals have already surpassed 2014
total arrivals. The Channel of Sicily, in southern Italy, is a
particularly dangerous route, yet IOM revealed that around 102,000
migrants have braved the passage from Libya to reach Italy so far
this year.”
“According
to the migration agency's Missing Migrants Project, at least 2,300
people have lost their lives while attempting to reach European
shores. Among them, there were several children.”
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