Francisco asked to act to avoid shipwrecks in the Mediterranean

Pope Francis today lamented "the dramatic wreck" that caused this week dozens of deaths and a similar number of missing persons in the Mediterranean. He therefore asked the international community "to act decisively" so that tragedies will not happen again "similar."

"I have received with pain the news of the dramatic wreckage that has occurred in recent days in the waters of the Mediterranean, where dozens of migrants, including women and children, have lost their lives," she said. he said after praying the traditional Angelus at the Vatican.

"I reiterate a sincere appeal to the international community to act promptly and decisively to prevent such tragedies from happening again and to guarantee the safety and dignity of all", declared by the more Jorge Bergoglio.

"I invite you to pray for the victims and their families and, from the heart, to ask the Father, why?" Added the pope of the Apostolic Palace in front of thousands of faithful in St. Peter's Square.

On Thursday, about 150 people, including women and children, disappeared when the ships that were to reach Europe sank, in what the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has defined as " the worst tragedy in the Mediterranean "until this year.

Meanwhile, 135 survivors rescued by the Italian Coast Guard ship Gregoretti are waiting for a secure port to disembark as the government of this country refuses to allow them to enter their territory if their European neighbors do not agree to accept them .

Today, the Gregoretti is moored in front of the port of Augusta, in the south of the country, while the Italian government is waiting "for the European Union to respond, because the question of the Immigration interests the entire continent, "said Minister of Transport, Dario Toninelli.

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