[arista]

[Clinging to each other in the shadow of the sunken hull,
this young couple are united even in death.
Harrowing underwater footage of the
migrant ship that sunk killing more
than 300 last autumn has emerged,
following another tragic shipwreck
off the coast of Lampedusa]

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz31rLcH1fr


[The ship caught fire and sank last
September, just two miles off the island
of Lampedusa, killing 366 migrants
mostly Somalis and Eritreans.
Following the disaster,
the worst since 2000, and amid much soul searching,
the Italian navy and coastguard stepped
up rescue operations.
But the authorities have struggled to
intercept boats as gangs of smugglers,
encouraged by the rescue efforts,
have increased the number of crossings.
Already this year 36,000 migrants
have landed by boat in Italy,
eight-fold last year's arrivals.
This week a boat carrying hundreds
of migrants sunk 100 miles south
of Lampedusa. Despite desperate
rescue attempts,
at least 17 migrants drowned,
with many more still missing.
Last week at least 40 perished
in another wreck when their
trawler sank off the coast of Libya.]


Tragic
but they still will overload on a boat
trying to get to Italy then UK.



Sign of The Times

[Cherie]

That is so sad

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

That is so sad

Yes its sad


but is going on all the time
the escape from Africa