The Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, expressed on February 26 “her deep regret for the numerous human lives cut short by human traffickers.”
She described as “criminal” having left “a boat of just 20 meters in length with up to 200 people on board and with adverse weather forecasts.”
“It is inhumane to change the lives of men, women and children for the price of the ‘ticket’ paid by them from the false perspective of a safe trip,” she said.
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, president of the Italian Episcopal Conference, also spoke about this tragedy.
“The country feels profound sadness and acute pain for the umpteenth shipwreck that has occurred on our coasts. The victims belong to everyone and we feel them ours,” he said in a statement.
He also assured that the Church in Italy has joined “the prayer of the Holy Father for each of them, for those who are still missing and for the survivors”
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