{"id":293407,"date":"2023-08-09T10:34:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T10:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/?p=293407"},"modified":"2023-08-09T11:07:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T11:07:10","slug":"forty-one-migrants-die-in-shipwreck-off-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/news\/forty-one-migrants-die-in-shipwreck-off-italy\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Forty-one migrants die in shipwreck off Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Forty-one migrants have died in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa<\/a>, survivors told local media<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A group of four people who survived the disaster told rescuers that they were on a boat that had set off from Sfax in Tunisia and sank on its way to Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four survivors, originally from the Ivory Coast and Guinea, reached Lampedusa on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 1,800 people have lost their lives so far this year in the crossing from North Africa to Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The survivors – three men and a woman – told rescuers that they were on a boat carrying 45 people, including three children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They said the boat, which was about 7m (20ft) long, left Sfax on Thursday last week, but sank within hours after being hit by a big wave. Only 15 people are understood to have been wearing life vests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They added that they were rescued by a cargo ship and then transferred to an Italian coast guard vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Italian coast guard reported two shipwrecks in the area on Sunday, but it is not clear whether this vessel is one of those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tunisian authorities say Sfax, a port city about 80 miles (130km) from Lampedusa, is a popular gateway for migrants seeking safety and a better life in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent days, Italian patrol boats and charity groups have rescued another 2,000 people who have arrived on Lampedusa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tunisia has seen a wave of racism against black Africans in recent months and attempts to leave the country by boat have increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United Nations has registered more than 17,000 deaths and disappearances in the central Mediterranean since 2014, making it the most dangerous migrant crossing in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Italy’s far-right government has adopted a policy that forces rescue ships to dock at ports further away, rather than letting them disembark rescued migrants in Lampedusa or Sicily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It says the aim is to spread arrivals across the country, but NGOs say the policy reduces the amount of time they can patrol areas where shipwrecks are more common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SOURCE: BBC NEWS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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