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41 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, four rescued.

41 imirceach báite sa Mheánmhuir, ceathrar tugtha slán.

41 migrants are reported to have drowned when their boat capsized off the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa.

Tuairiscítear gur báthadh 41 imirceach nuair a chuaigh a mbád síos amach ó oileán Lampedusa sa Mheánmhuir.

The island belongs to Italy but is closer to Tunisia.

Is leis an Iodáil an t-oileán ach is gaire don Túinéis é.

It is understood that the boat sailed from the port of Sfax in eastern Tunisia and was heading for Lampedusa, or somewhere else in Italy, when it went down.

Tuigtear gur ó chalafort Sfax in oirthear na Túinéise a sheol an bád agus gur ag tabhairt aghaidh ar Lampedusa, nó áit éigin eile san Iodáil, a bhí sí nuair a chuaigh sí síos.

It is said that four people survived - three men and a woman - who are from the Ivory Coast and Guinea in West Africa.

Deirtear gur tháinig ceathrar slán – triúr fear agus bean – arb as an an gCósta Eabhair agus as an nGuine in iarthar na hAfraice iad.

The four were rescued by a cargo ship and later placed in the care of the Italian Coast Guard.

Lastlong a tharrtháil an ceathrar agus cuireadh iad faoi chúram Gharda Cósta na hIodáile ina dhiaidh sin.

It is not yet clear if the story has anything to do with reports that were there last Sunday about two boats that were said to have gone down in the same area.

Níl sé soiléir fós an bhfuil aon bhaint ag an scéal le tuairiscí a bhí ann Dé Domhnaigh seo caite faoi dhá bhád a dúradh a chuaigh síos sa limistéar céanna.

There was yet another report on Sunday that over half a hundred migrants drowned off Sfax.

Bhí tuairisc eile fós ann ar an Domhnach gur báthadh os cionn leathchéad imirceach amach ó Sfax.

According to figures provided by the Italian Government, around 93,700 migrants have arrived by boat to Italy so far this year, compared to 44,700 in the same period last year.

De réir figiúirí atá curtha ar fáil ag Rialtas na hIodáile, tá thart ar 93,700 imirceach tagtha ar bháid chun na hIodáile go dtí seo i mbliana, i gcomparáid le 44,700 san achar céanna anuraidh.

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