Italy shipwreck horror: ‘Wall of bodies’ found in ship carrying migrants

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 16:09

A ‘wall’ of bodies were reportedly found by divers from the hull of the ship that was carrying Eritrean and Somali migrants and had capsized off the island of Lampedusa.

Italy shipwreck death toll reaches 232

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 09:33

The official death toll in last week`s capsizing of a boat carrying Eritrean and Somali migrants rose to 232 Monday after divers managed to recover another 38 bodies from the sunken vessel, Italian authorities said.

Italy migrant death toll reaches at least 185

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 21:17

An Italian government minister born in Africa watched wordlessly on Sunday as soldiers carried bags containing the bodies of would-be asylum seekers from her native continent who perished when their packed fishing boat sank within sight of the tiny island of Lampedusa.

Italy boat tragedy: Migrant coffins lined up in airport hangar

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 10:36

The 111 coffins were numbered, a teddy bear wearing a smile and a blue shirt with a heart was placed above casket No 92.

Divers hope to resume search in migrant boat tragedy

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 20:39

Italian divers hoped to resume the search for bodies today after a Mediterranean shipwreck tragedy in which 111 African asylum-seekers have been confirmed dead and scores more are missing.

Italy mourns boat mishap, weather halts search for bodies

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 09:47

A day after a boat believed to be carrying over 500 migrants, mainly from Eritrea and Somalia, caught fire and sank off Lampedusa in Italy, inclement weather forced divers to halt their search for hundreds of the missing migrants.

Italy migrant boat capsizes near Lampedusa, over 100 dead

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 14:53

The boat tragedy was triggered after an engine failure prompted the passengers to light a small fire to attract the attention of the coast guard, which later spread into a large fire, said Lampedusa Mayor Giusi Nicolini.

Pope visits Italian island to mourn dead refugees

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 11:23

Pope Francis flies to the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa Monday to honour the hundreds of migrants and refugees who have drowned trying to reach its shores in perilous crossings of the Mediterranean.

Pope to `cry for the dead` in Lampedusa

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 08:42

Lampedusa is the main arrival point for illegal migrants reaching southern Europe by sea.

Pope to visit migrant landing point in Italy

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 16:12

Pope Francis will visit Italy`s southernmost island of Lampedusa on July 8 and celebrate mass there with migrants.

Dramatic sea rescue in Italy, 900 migrants saved in two days

Last Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013, 00:23

Italy`s coast guard rescued 95 migrants found clinging to a large tuna fishing cage off the shores of Sicily on Sunday, as the number of people who landed in Italy over the weekend rose to over 900.