ROME – Some 480 migrants rescued by the Italian coast guard will be transferred to the port of Palermo in Sicily, while another 400 people are still missing in the Mediterranean Sea.
Some groups have already landed in Palermo after being rescued by the King Jacob cargo ship, while two other ships are expected to arrive in Palermo later in the day, local authorities said.
Over the last four days, a total of 8,000 migrants trying to traverse the Channel of Sicily to reach the Italian coast were rescued, while 1,169 landed in Palermo on Tuesday.
The coast guards said Tuesday night that they had not yet located the bodies of about 400 migrant passengers, who have apparently drowned when their boat sank.
According to the latest figures provided by the Italian Interior Ministry, the number of migrants who successfully reached Italy by sea between January and April 7 is 12,616, in comparison with 11,695 during the same period last year.
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