Survivors of Sea Tragedy Land Ashore in Italy

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has said that the deaths of hundreds of refugees and migrants on the Mediterranean this year and the sea crossing of almost 40,000 people since January were symptoms of an “enormous and intensifying tragedy” that is playing out on Europe’s southern frontiers.

The comments were made on April 24 by UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards as the 28 survivors of what is expected to be the biggest migration sea tragedy in the Mediterranean landed ashore in Sicily, Italy.

According to the UN the recovered bodies of those who lost their lives where taken to Malta earlier in the day. They report that around 800 people lost their lives in the tragedy, only 24 bodies were recovered. This video features footage of migrants landing ashore in Italy. Credit: YouTube\UNHCR