- Sputnik International
World
Get the latest news from around the world, live coverage, off-beat stories, features and analysis.

At least 9 illegal immigrants drown off coast of Sicily

Subscribe
ROME, July 25 (RIA Novosti) - At least nine people drowned when two boats with illegal immigrants sank off the coast of Sicily, an Italian news agency said Wednesday.

Agr said the North Africans were probably heading for the Italian Island of Lampedusa, which houses an immigration center, one of the entry-points for migrants in Europe.

Coast guards and the Navy are working at the scene.

This is not the first tragedy in Italian waters involving migrants, who usually arrive from Africa in rubber boats, rafts, and old vessels.

Secret services say international criminal groups earn millions of euros from trafficking illegal immigrants through to Europe.

Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала