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jordynransom


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European and Italian officials were once again struggling Thursday to come up with ways to stop desperate African migrants from perishing in the Mediterranean after at least 114 people drowned when their boat caught fire and capsized. During a frantic rescue operation using fishing boats, helicopters and coast guard vessels, more than 150 people were pulled from the water off the Italian island of Lampedusa, which is 70 miles from the African coast and a popular destination for migrant sailings. But more than 200 were still missing. The capsizing of the boat, which was reportedly carrying about 500 Eritrean, Somali and Ethiopian migrants seeking a new life in Europe, is one of the worst disasters yet on the route sailed each year by thousands of Africans.

http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-italy-ship-migrants-20131004,0,4830161.story#axzz2ikxg2iv7

what is your reaction to the lives lost in this tragic incident?

 

 



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Zoe Kline-Koenig


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I keep hearing about boats capsizing off the coast of Italy and I'm wondering what the issue is. Is the Italian coast very hard to sail? Or are these migrants ships just of very poor quality? Either way this is a very tragic event.

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I agree with Zoe, I feel like we have heard of incidents similar to this one almost every week.

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very sad but goes to show what people are willing to do when there life's are very bad just makes you grateful for what you have.

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