fighting rebels.
>> italy's coast guard are
rescuing ghost guards.
10 died when the coast capsized.
>> a rescue in the
mediterranean, and a remainder
of the tragedy.
in 24 hours, italy's coast guard
picked up 1,000 people.
10 migrants died after the dinky
capsized.
last year 3,500 people died
trying to cross the
mediterranean.
with violence continuing in
states such as syria, the flow
is speeding up.
the first two months of this
year we have over 7,000
crossing.
despite wintering conditions
despite very rough sea, despite
the fact that the waves are 5
meters high.
we can't imagine the desperation
that takes people in order to
find safety.
this high level maritime
conference heard pleas for more
search and rescue operation, and