Immigration: 127 migrants rescued south of Lampedusa
Barge into serious difficulties' due to adverse sea conditions
OCTOBER 24, 11:11 AM
(ANSAmed) - ROME - A boat of 15 meters, carrying about 127 migrants, initially spotted by the Guardia di Finanza, was reached at seven miles south of Lampedusa by two Coast Guard patrol boats. The migrants were transferred to the Italian military units, en route to Lampedusa. In the area the weather conditions are not good: there is the sea south-west wind force four to twenty knots. The boat was spotted by a coast guard of yellow flames engaged in control of border police, harbor. The vessel, due to the adverse weather conditions, was in deep trouble. Migrants are all Eritrean national.Among them, 63 women and 19 children. (ANSAmed).(Sotware translation)
http://ansamed.ansa.it/ansamed/it/notizie/stati/italia/2013/10/24/Immigrazione-150-migranti-soccorsi-sud-Lampedusa_9510480.html
OCTOBER 24, 2013
Lampedusa, rescue boat, three pregnant women on board
They are little more than half the women on board this boat rescued by the Coast Guard seven miles south of the island of Lampedusa. It is 127 Eritreans, 19 children. In the images the moment of the arrival of the rescue and patrol boat in the port of Lampedusa(Software translation)
http://video.gelocal.it/nuovavenezia/cronaca/lampedusa-soccorso-barcone-tre-donne-incinte-a-bordo/19389/19436
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