
3 Oct
2013
3 Oct
'13
11:50 p.m.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24380247 "At least 130 African migrants have died and many more are missing after a boat carrying them to Europe sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa." It is one of the worst such disasters to occur off the Italian coast in recent years; Prime Minister Enrico Letta tweeted that it was "an immense tragedy". The government has declared a day of national mourning on Friday. "There is no miraculous solution to the migrant exodus issue," said Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino. "If there were we would have found it and put it into action." The number of those arriving by sea to Italy this year until 30 September stood at 30,100, according to the UN. --- Regards Peter