Melech 9,900 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Rome (dpa) - The latest migrant shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa has claimed 203 lives, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Wednesday. The death toll is based on the accounts of nine survivors who arrived on Italian shores on Wednesday, Carlotta Sami, a spokeswoman for UNHCR in Italy, told dpa. The migrants had been travelling on two dinghies with no water or food, Sami said. The vessels, whose motors were not powerful enough to face high waves, started taking in water, she added. On Monday, Italian news reports spoke of at least 25 migrants feared dead. Sami said the survivors were thought to hail from sub-Saharan Africa and to have been travelling since Sunday. She said they appeared to be in good medical condition. http://en.europeonline-magazine.eu/unhcr-203-migrant-deaths-in-latest-lampedusa-shipwreck_376890.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziva 193 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 That's horrible May they all rest in peace Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valextra 58 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Yes it's horrible and sad. And like I said in another thread Europe needs to do something about it and stop to not care about it letting my country alone caring about this issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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