About 200 immigrants are still missing

Continue the work to recover about 200 bodies off the coast of Lampedusa, in southern Italy.

The authorities estimate that many are trapped inside the vessel yesterday sank near the Italian island.

So far rescue teams recovered more than 100 bodies.

The International Organization for migration estimates at 300 the number of dead.

"According to the survivors aboard the boat were about 500 people. In an attempt to point out the approach to Lampedusa, immigrants set fire to a blanket. The flames eventually spread due to gasoline that was on the boat. People panicked and the boat capsized, "said Veronica Lentini of the International Organization for immigration.

Among the victims are several children. The vessel that will take advantage of the Libya carrying immigrants from Eritrea and Somalia.

155 people escaped with life that that was once considered one of the biggest accidents involving illegal immigrants.

This is the second wreck in less than a week.

According to the authorities this year alone about 25 thousand immigrants entered Italy, a number that keeps growing.

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