Stop human traffickers, Pope Francis says after Italy’s migrant shipwreck
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis on Sunday called on authorities to stop human traffickers operating in the Mediterranean, as he expressed his sorrow over last week’s migrant boat disaster off Italy’s Calabrian coast, in which dozens of people were killed. “I renew my appeal to prevent such tragedies from happening again. May traffickers of human […]
Italy’s Meloni urges EU to do more to halt people smuggling after tragedy
Crotone, Italy Reuters Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday called on fellow European Union leaders to do more to halt illegal immigration and prevent further tragedies at sea, after dozens of people were killed in a shipwreck off Italy. Meloni, who heads a right-wing coalition, said criminal gangs and people traffickers should not be […]
After Italian migrant boat wreck, police arrest three alleged traffickers
Crotone, Italy Reuters Italian authorities arrested three people and were looking for a fourth suspect who they believe trafficked up to 200 migrants aboard a wooden boat that smashed apart on rocks off southern Italy on Sunday, killing at least 65 people. The coffins of the victims found were laid out in an indoor sports […]
Italy urges “stop” to migrant boats as shipwreck death toll hits 63
Crotone, Italy Reuters Rescuers recovered four more bodies on Monday, a day after a wooden sailboat carrying migrants to Europe smashed onto rocks in stormy weather off southern Italy, bringing the death toll to 63, including at least 14 children. Rescuers said most of the migrants came from Afghanistan, as well as from Iran, Somalia, […]