Hundreds of migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing

Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing

Over 1,000 migrants have arrived since Sunday on a tiny Italian island.

Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing

ROME (AP) — With the return of calm seas, migrant smugglers launched dozens of boats from Tunisia during the weekend and some 1,200 people ended up on a tiny Italian island while several were reported missing at sea, the Italian Coast Guard said Mond

Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing

With the return of calm seas, migrant smugglers launched dozens of boats from Tunisia during the weekend and some 1,200 people ended up on a tiny Italian island while several were reported missing at sea, the Italian Coast Guard said Monday.Coast guard officials said in a statement that they responded to 35 boats that had left Tunisia, three of which came to grief.In one shipwreck some 20 nautical miles off Lampedusa island coast guard and borde…

Hundreds of migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing

Dozens of the migrants sat Monday morning near Lampedusa’s port awaiting transfer to the island’s overcrowded shelter or eventually to Sicily or the Italian mainland.

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