Migrant sea route to Italy is world's most lethal Read moreThe pair are believed to have skippered one of the boats. They were identified by survivors who were among the 375 brought to Salerno by Cantabria. The prefect of Salerno, Salvatore Malfi, told the Italian press that the women had been travelling alongside men and when the vessels sank, “unfortunately, the women suffered the worst of it”. “One lady from Nigeria lost all her three children.”He added that 90% of migrant women arrive with bruises and other signs of violence. But also women travelling alone with their children have been abused.”Most of the survivors were either Nigerian or from other sub-Saharan countries including Ghana, Sudan and Senegal.

Source: The Guardian November 07, 2017 16:57 UTC