Three migrants who were on a boat bound for Lampedusa died.
The boat with 280 people on board, most of them from Bangladesh and Egypt, landed on the island during the night after being rescued by patrol boats.
"Another tragedy, once again we mourn innocent victims - says the mayor of Lampedusa and Linosa Totò Martello - here we continue to do our part amidst many difficulties, despite the fact that the Italian government and Europe seem to have forgotten Lampedusa and the Lampedusans. But we can't go on alone for much longer. "
