April 6 (Bloomberg) - to 130 refugees are missing after their boat broke in rough seas off the coast of the coasts of the Italian island of Lampedusa, officials said.
About 200 people have been reported the boat who left the Libya destination for Italy or Malta, said the Major Ivan Consiglio, a spokesman for the armed forces of Malta. A satellite phone distress call was made by migrants to Malta last night, he said. The call was traced and contact support - 39 miles (63 km) off the coast of Lampedusa - have been transmitted to the Guard.When coast an Italian cutter Italian ship reached the area, rough seas had recovered boat of migrants in half, throwing overboard of all passengers. So far 47 persons have been rescued and 15 bodies were seen, Sandro Nicastro, Commander of Coast Guard Command Center the Italy, said in a telephone interview. Italian and Maltese ships are the search for survivors, said Nicastro. Bad weather is obstructing the rescue operation. "We fear many dead," he said.About 2,000 Eritrean, Somali and Sudanese who fled Tripoli by boat into the Italy and Malta in the last days, the High Commissioner of the United Nations for refugees said in a statement.-Editors: Leon Mangasarian, Patrick Henry.
To contact the reporter on this story: Karl Stagno Navarra to Valletta, Malta to ksnavarra@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: James Hertling at jhertling@bloomberg.net
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