Two separate incidents left over 3dozens of
migrants dead, when their boats capsized
on Friday.
First, a boat capsized off the Coast of
Egypt and 12 migrants died and 116 were
rescued. Then, 27 migrants died and 221
were rescued after a boat capsized off the
coast of Italy.
Of course, this comes about a week after a
similar incident left 339 dead because of a
capsized boat near Italy.
The BBC reports on the Egypt accident:
"Alexandria's security chief, Amin
Ezzeddin, told the BBC that the
survivors of the latest incident
included 40 Syrians, 72 Palestinians
and four Egyptians.
"More than 3,400 refugees have
attempted to make an illegal crossing
from Egypt over to Europe since
August this year, according to the
UNHCR.
"Many are Syrian and Palestinians
escaping conflict in their countries."
The AP reports on the accident near Italy:
"Late Friday, Maltese Prime Minister
Joseph Muscat reported that 27
bodies had been recovered, three of
them children.
"He said 150 survivors were rescued
aboard a Maltese ship. An Italian
patrol boat had another 56 survivors,
while a fishing boat had 15, said
Cmdr. Marco Maccaroni of the Italian
navy. Between the Italian and
Maltese ships, the total of survivors
came to 221, though it wasn't clear if
the injured who were flown by
helicopter to Lampedusa were
included in that figure.
"The incident occurred as recovery
operations continued Friday off
Lampedusa for victims of the Oct. 3
shipwreck. The death toll stood
Friday at 339, including a newborn
recovered with its umbilical cord still
attached, [coast guard spokesman
Marco] Di Milla said."
migrants dead, when their boats capsized
on Friday.
First, a boat capsized off the Coast of
Egypt and 12 migrants died and 116 were
rescued. Then, 27 migrants died and 221
were rescued after a boat capsized off the
coast of Italy.
Of course, this comes about a week after a
similar incident left 339 dead because of a
capsized boat near Italy.
The BBC reports on the Egypt accident:
"Alexandria's security chief, Amin
Ezzeddin, told the BBC that the
survivors of the latest incident
included 40 Syrians, 72 Palestinians
and four Egyptians.
"More than 3,400 refugees have
attempted to make an illegal crossing
from Egypt over to Europe since
August this year, according to the
UNHCR.
"Many are Syrian and Palestinians
escaping conflict in their countries."
The AP reports on the accident near Italy:
"Late Friday, Maltese Prime Minister
Joseph Muscat reported that 27
bodies had been recovered, three of
them children.
"He said 150 survivors were rescued
aboard a Maltese ship. An Italian
patrol boat had another 56 survivors,
while a fishing boat had 15, said
Cmdr. Marco Maccaroni of the Italian
navy. Between the Italian and
Maltese ships, the total of survivors
came to 221, though it wasn't clear if
the injured who were flown by
helicopter to Lampedusa were
included in that figure.
"The incident occurred as recovery
operations continued Friday off
Lampedusa for victims of the Oct. 3
shipwreck. The death toll stood
Friday at 339, including a newborn
recovered with its umbilical cord still
attached, [coast guard spokesman
Marco] Di Milla said."
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