Migrant Boat Capsizes off Lampedusa; 2-Year-Old Dead, 8 Missing

As migrant influx strains resources, Italian government approves new measures to curb migration.

A migrant boat capsized off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, resulting in the death of a 2-year-old girl and leaving at least eight people missing.
43 people were rescued from the capsized boat, most of whom were from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau and Mali.
A separate fishing boat carrying 400 migrants disembarked at Lampedusa, bringing the total number of arrivals on the island on Monday to 800.
Over 1,200 rescued migrants had arrived on the island in just 26 hours last week, pushing the island's services to the brink of collapse.
The Italian government recently approved measures to crack down on migration, including extending the detention period for those who don't qualify for asylum and increasing the number of detention centers.