The bodies of dozens of African immigrants, discovered off the Italian coast last week, might have been thrown overboard, Italian officials said on Monday.
意大利官员周一表示,上周在意大利海岸发现的数十名非洲移民的尸体可能被扔到海里。
A coast guard spokesman said 15 illegal immigrants, all believed to come from Somalia, survived being thrown into the Mediterranean Sea.
海岸警卫队发言人表示,据称来自索马里的15名非法移民在被抛入地中海后幸存下来。
But one of the survivors, a woman, was in a serious condition.
但其中一名幸存者是一名妇女,她情况严重。
They told the coast guard that their boat had left Libya 20 days before, with around 100 immigrants aboard.
他们告诉海岸警卫队,他们的船20天前离开了利比亚,船上大约有100名移民。
They said most had died during the trip.
他们说大多数人在旅途中死亡。
Last Friday, 7 Africans, including 3 children, died before their boat could reach the island. A further 25 people survived.
上周五,7名非洲人(包括3名儿童)在他们的船抵达该岛之前死亡。另有25人幸存。