New refugee tragedies off the coast of Sicily

The Debates feature from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic.According to reports by the UN Refugee Agency and Save the Children, more than 700 refugees died in the last week of May 2016 after three boats carrying refugees capsized off the coast of Sicily. The Italian coast guard reported that more than 13,000 people were rescued within six days. When will the politicians finally react to this situation?

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ESO: Background information: Massive loss of life reported in latest Mediterranean tragedy http://www.europeansources.info/record/massive-loss-of-life-reported-in-latest-mediterranean-tragedy/

UNHCR: Press Release, 13.05.16: Coastguard rescues some 1,000 refugees and migrants off Italy http://www.unhcr.org/news/latest/2016/5/5735a5c66/coastguard-rescues-1000-refugees-migrants-italy.html

The Local.it, 29.05.16: Dozens of kids die as boat tragedies claim up to 700 lives http://www.thelocal.it/20160529/forty-children-drown-as-shipwrecks-claim-up-to-700-survivors-say

Deutsche Welle, 31.05.16: Migrant death toll in Mediterranean Sea tops 1,000 for the week http://dw.com/p/1IxxP

The Local.it, 31.05.16: At least 1,000 feared dead in nine migrant boat wrecks http://www.thelocal.it/20160531/1000-feared-dead-in-migrant-tragedies-within-six-days

IOM: Press Release, 31.05.16: Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals in 2016: 204,311; Deaths 2,443 http://www.iom.int/news/mediterranean-migrant-arrivals-2016-204311-deaths-2443

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