Migrant Boat Filled With Fleeing Libyans Sinks; Over 130 Missing- God Have Mercy!! (825 hits)
ROME (Reuters) - More than 130 people were missing and at least 15 appeared to be dead after a boat carrying Eritrean and Somali refugees from Libya capsized south of Sicily early Wednesday, coast guard officials said.
Rescuers picked up 47 people, including a number of women and children, after the boat, which left Libya two days ago, sank at about 4:00 a.m. (0200 GMT) 40 miles south of the island of Lampedusa.
Fifteen bodies had been seen in the water by mid-morning, officials said but high winds and rough seas made it difficult for coast guard boats and a police helicopter to operate. Monday, the United Nations refugee agency said more than 400 people fleeing Libya on two boats were missing. ...
