Pope Francis on Sunday referred to as for diplomatic and political efforts to forestall shipwrecks which trigger migrants to perish at sea.
Remembering the 41 migrants who died earlier this week when their boat sank off Italy‘s coast, the Pope mentioned “with sorrow and shame” we do not forget that nearly 2,000 males, ladies and youngsters have already died this yr at sea attempting to achieve Europe from North Africa.
He referred to as these tragedies an “open wound of humanity,” Vatican News reported.
The boat set off from Tunisia‘s Sfax, however capsized and sank after a number of hours, earlier than reaching Lampedusa island, which is nearer to Africa than the Italian mainland.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
