Urgent: 25 migrants found dead off Italy's Lampedusa
Xinhua, February 10, 2015 Adjust font size:
A total of 25 migrants were found dead by the Italian coastal guard onboard a packed ship off Lampedusa island, between Libya and Sicily, local media said on Monday.
The migrants, who died by hypothermia according to first investigations, were trying the perilous crossing towards the Italian coast amid strong winter storms which made rescue operations difficult, according to Rai State television. Endit