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Cecile Kyenge

Cecile Kyenge: Divers recovered 49 more bodies after seas calmed enough to resume search operations after a two-day suspension, increasing the death toll to at least 160. About 200 others are presumed to be missing, trapped in the wreckage about 50 metres below the surface, according to The Star. Congolese-born integration minister Cecile Kyenge watched with the islands mayor as the bodies were lifted from boats on to trucks to be brought to a makeshift morgue at the airport and LAMPEDUSA, ITALY An Italian government minister born in Africa watched wordlessly Sunday as soldiers wearing face masks carried body bags containing migrants from her continent who perished when a fishing boat sank within sight of the tiny island of Lampedusa. Police Maj. Leonardo Ricci said the operation would continue as long as the sea is calm and there is light. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.