European Union Official Calls for More Surveillance of Migrant Routes

(...) “I’ve asked member states to give their political support and also make available the necessary resources,” said Ms. Malmstrom, who must rely on member governments to finance and carry out search-and-rescue efforts.
The statement from Ms. Malmstrom was one of the strongest calls for a response to the disaster on Thursday, when an overstuffed and rickety trawler carrying an estimated 500 migrants fleeing war and poverty caught fire and capsized near the Italian island of Lampedusa.
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