Strait of Sicily, another boat capsizes The dead are fifty, ten children Immediately clicked with the rescue ships and helicopters of the Italian Navy. The shipwreck 70 miles from Malta. 200 migrants rescued Emergency is still in the Strait of Sicily: a boat with 250 immigrants on board capsized. Recreational noticed two ships of the Navy, the Libra and the Espero with their helicopters have launched inflatable boats at sea. Two hundred people ended up in the sea, some sources have told the Navy. The Maltese government has confirmed that some of the migrants wore life jackets, others do not. THE DEAD - From the very beginning have been sighted in the sea of corpses: the preliminary tally of about 50 deaths, including ten children. Until ra were recovered 33 corpses surfaced on the water. The migrants rescued by a Maltese ship were 150 (including 17 children) and 56 (9 children) were welcomed on board one of the ships of the Navy attended. In addition, the agency Adnkronos talking about another 15 migrants on a fishing boat that was in the area and participated in the rescue. Among those saved from the wreck there are ten children who are already in flight with a helicopter to reach Lampedusa. New shipwreck, first aid New shipwreck, first aid New shipwreck, first aid New shipwreck, first aid New shipwreck, first aid New shipwreck, first aid WRECK FOR RESSA - According to the Maltese Marina, which released an official statement, the shipwreck would occur at 17:15: a military aircraft reconnaissance of the island in the Strait of Sicily spotted the boat with some 250 migrants who began to agitate for get noticed. The crowd would have resulted in the reversal of the boat. The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) have explained that the boat was already under observation by the Coordinating Center and rescue: The boat, although direct in Lampedusa, seemed unstable. The diffuse map by the authorities of Valletta The diffuse map by the authorities of Valletta PALERMO AND BETWEEN MALTA - The boat was shipwrecked in Malta about 70 miles and 60 miles from Lampedusa in waters belonging to the Maltese. This was confirmed by the authorities of Valletta which are coordinating relief efforts and have also asked for help to the command headquarters of harbor in Italy. The first report of the boat in distress was launched with a satellite phone and collected by the Port, which has located the exact point of the call and warned the Maltese authorities. Life jackets RAFTS AND BY HELICOPTERS - From the helicopters, according to reports, were launched liferafts and lifejackets to begin recovery operations. On the site of the shipwreck have been directed also a means Coast Guard patrol boat and a Maltese. There are also games from Lampedusa to provide relief two patrol boats of the harbor and two patrol boats of the financial police and a helicopter of yellow flames, and the vessels that were in the area responded. READ IN CALL / PREMIER MALTESE - Prime Minister Enrico Letta and the Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat have kept in touch by phone, agreeing on the need to submit the immigration issue at the next meeting of the European Council. We are the European frontier, not just our problem, it is a European problem - Muscat said as reported by Malta Today -. Today we have done our duty to rescue the survivors. If it was not for the military Maltese who threw a life raft, more people would have died. ITALY MALTA AND ABANDONED - In the evening the premier Maltese Joseph Muscat said that the new shipwreck is another wake up call for Europe. How many more people have to die before there is an intervention? Malta and Italy work together and feel abandoned on this issue. This is a European problem. These desperate people looking for a future in Europe and Europe can not become blind. The seas around us have turned into cemeteries. 32,000 ARRIVALS IN ONE YEAR - In addition, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Malta and Lampedusa, the gates of southern Europe, from the beginning of 2013 have already received 32,000 people, two-thirds of whom sought asylum . Its only been a week after the tragedy of Lampedusa: 339 bodies recovered so far (the last 28 bodies today) . 12 DEAD IN EGYPT - Another boat load of migrants Friday is shipwrecked off the coast of Egypt, killing at least 12 people. The boat, loaded mainly Palestinians and Syrians, capsized in front of Alexandria. The authorities, in this case, speak of 116 survivors and continue in searches for possible missing.
Posted on: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 21:53:52 +0000
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