After an report from catania where the few known survivors are expected to land in the coming hours. The search and rescue effort is being supported with aircraft and helicopters. Coastgard and navy ships from malta and italy have been joined by merchant as well ass. Planes are chriscrossing the sea where the my grant boat capsized. Scouring the waves for signs of life. As the hours pass the likelihood of finding more survivors grows more remote. The sicilian point has been the dropoff point for tennessee much thousands. The towns mayor told me he was in perilous last week demanding eu assistance. I baked my fist on the table and said its not a temporary emergency. Its a problem we will have to deal with for many more years. There needs to be a european policy on immigration and help for the desperate people who ask for asylum in our countries. In the vatican, the pope urged europes leaders to recognize the migrants not just as numbers but as human beings. I make a heart felt appeal to
In iraq. The government wont let some into their own capitol city. Im inside frances newest museum a monument to cave art 36,000 years old. As many as 700 people are feared dead in the Mediterranean Sea after their boat capsized. Its thought it went down about 120 kilometers off the coast of libya south of lampedusa. A major search and rescue operation is now underway. We have al jazeeras paul drone man joining us from sicily. Bring us up to date with the latest. I understand a couple more people have been rescued. Yeah, the kali coast guard have i should reports of the actually search and rescue operation in the wider area of sea out there in the mediterranean. There are some 17 vessels involved in that search and rescue operation both military, navy and coast guard, as well as merchant shipping, called into action to respond. Hundreds of people possibly to be plucked from the water. There is a weather front moving in in the direction that have area of sea where the search and rescues
Art, 36,000 years old. As many as 700 people are feared dead in the Mediterranean Sea after their boat capsized. Its thought it went down 120 kilometers off libya south of lampedusa. A major search and rescue operation is underway. 24 bodies have been recovered so far. Lets get the latest from paul brennan. Weve seen the first pictures of the rescue operation there its a major major operation. Tell us about the latest. Lets talk first about those pictures. The Italian Coast Guard put out some pictures of the rescue effort thats happening out there in the mediterranean in the last 12 hours. There are 17 vessels involved in this including military and navy vessels and Merchant Shipping which has responded to the callout by the coast guard and navy in order to join this effort. The physician have not been updated as far as the numbers rescued and missing. An hour ago is our last information of 29 rescued, 49 dead. These are overcrowded unseaworthy vessels put to sea from the libyan coasts
Including the semi finals of the english cup. As many as 700 are feared dead in the med at med at her 18ian sea capsized south of the island of lampedusa. Paul is on the island of sicily. This could turn out to be the biggest migrant tragedy in the mediterranean in recent years. Bring us up to speed with the search and rescue operation. The operation is on going. There are now 17 vessels involved in that search and rescue operation. So far the figures are that we have 49 rescued, 24 people are confirmed dead, but the unhcr which had survivor testimony said survivors are saying there were as many as 700, 750 people onboard that just 20meter long boat when it capsized around midnight last Night Saturday night. The numbers of unaccounted for missing are in the hundreds. That certainly would make if there is missing people, turn out to not be able to be rescued alive. There is a major operation involving maltese navy vessels Italian Court guard and navy vessels, as well as Merchant Shippin
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