initially rescued by a cargo ship. are rome correspondent has this report. this is the moment three young adults and a child ifound the moment three young adults and a child i found the drift in the mediterranean sea. it’s child i found the drift in the mediterranean sea. it s really important mediterranean sea. it s really important and mediterranean sea. it s really important and urgent - mediterranean sea. it s really important and urgent if - mediterranean sea. it s really important and urgent if you . important and urgent if you could support these people, possibly taking them on board. they were spotted by the crew of a plane run by a migrant charity which called out to a passing ship for help. the original vessel had capsized and sunk, throwing the 45 people on board into the water. but these four originally from the ivory coast and guinea with only ones to survive. and make it safely on board a cargo vessel. ., ., , vessel. the four migrants rescued vessel. the four mig
we will talk more about the implications of that story later in the programme. the rest of the news today, including a tragedy in the mediterranean. officials in italy are investigating the deaths of 41 migrants who died in a shipwreck off the italian island of lampedusa. four people who survived said their boat capsized when it was hit by a huge wave, hours after setting off from tunisia. 0ur reporter sofia bettiza has more. this is the moment three young adults and a child were found adrift in the mediterranean sea. and it s really important and urgent if you could support these people, possibly taking them on board. they were spotted by the crew of a plane run by a migrant charity, which called out to a passing ship for help. can you give food and water? their original boat had capsized and sunk, throwing the 45 people on board into the water.
they were crossing from sfax in tunisia, hoping to reach italy. there were just four survivors, rescued by a merchant vessel and then handed over to the italian coastguard. the united nations agency, the international organisation for migration, says the first quarter of 2023 has been the deadliest for six years in the med. sofia bettiza has our top story from rome. this is the moment three young adults and a child were found adrift in the mediterranean. it is really important and urgent, if you could support these people, possibly taking them on board. they were spotted by the crew of a plane run by a migrant charity, which called out to a passing ship for help. to give them food and water. their original boat had capsized and sank, throwing the 45 people on board into the water. they are getting them on board. but these four, originally
they were spotted by the crew of a plane run by a migrant charity, which called out to a passing ship for help. to give them food and water. their original boat had capsized and sank, throwing the 45 people on board into the water. they are getting them on board. but these four, originally from the ivory coast and guinea, were the only ones to survive and make it safely on board the cargo vessel. translation: the four migrants rescued by the coastguard - arrived at lampedusa this morning. they say they survived by hanging onto inflatable rubber devices. then they clung to an abandoned motorless boat for days until their rescue. translation: the survivors are two men and one woman, in their 205, and a 13 year old boy. they only had small cuts and bruises and were dehydrated. shipwrecks like these
just four people survived, later to be rescued by a passing ship. translation: they told us they came . across the first ship that ignored i them and one hour later, they were spotted by a helicopter, and one hour after that, they were picked up by an oil tanker. 0ne un agency says the first quarter of 2023 has been the deadliest for six years in the mediteranean. also tonight. anger and dismay for thousands of members of the police service of northern ireland, after their names and workplaces were published online by mistake. the saga of the crooked house pub, burnt down and bulldozed. now police say it could be arson. we have a special report from one hospital in yemen, struggling to deal with victims of the civil war, many of them children. because we had no money,