Nearly 100 African migrants die off Italian coast

At least 94 people died near the island of Lampedusa in southern Italy when a boat carrying several hundred migrants from Africa sank.

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Thursday, 03.10.2013.

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ROME At least 94 people died near the island of Lampedusa in southern Italy when a boat carrying several hundred migrants from Africa sank. Rescuers are still trying to pull a large number of people out of the water off the southern Italian coast, while there are fears that the death toll will be higher, since there are about 200 missing. Nearly 100 African migrants die off Italian coast It is believed that the ship carried more than 500 migrants from Africa. Over 150 have been rescued so far. According to unofficial information, the small boat that was full of passengers caught on fire and then sank. Lampedusa is the southernmost part of the Italian territory and is only about a hundred kilometers away from Tunisia. It is often the first stop on European soil for migrants from Africa and the Middle East. Thousands have landed on the coast of Lampedusa since the beginning of the "Arab Spring" in late 2010. According to the UN, last year about 500 people died while attempting to emigrate to Europe via the sea. (Beta/AP) B92 BBC Tanjug

Nearly 100 African migrants die off Italian coast

It is believed that the ship carried more than 500 migrants from Africa. Over 150 have been rescued so far.

According to unofficial information, the small boat that was full of passengers caught on fire and then sank.

Lampedusa is the southernmost part of the Italian territory and is only about a hundred kilometers away from Tunisia. It is often the first stop on European soil for migrants from Africa and the Middle East.

Thousands have landed on the coast of Lampedusa since the beginning of the "Arab Spring" in late 2010.

According to the UN, last year about 500 people died while attempting to emigrate to Europe via the sea.

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