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A picture taken by the Italian coast guard shows one of the upturned boats, with some migrants clinging to it, while others make their way towards the rescuers with the help of buoyancy aids | Photo: Italian Coast Guard Guardia Costiera
Father Massimo Biancalani with a migrant who was a guest at the Church of Vicofaro in Pistoia, Tuscany | Photo: ARCHIVE/ANSA/ISABELLA PUCCI
A migrant minor assisted by a Red Cross worker after his arrival at La Restinga dock in El Pinar, El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain | Photo: EPA/GELMERT FINOL
File photo used for illustration: A young Somalian migrant is reported to have died earlier this week while attempting to board a boat to cross the Channel | Photo: Mark Large/SOLO Syndication/picture alliance
Many unaccompanied minors don't have any documentation on them to prove their age | Photo: picture-alliance/dpa/U. Deck