Lampedusa baby refugee lost mum at sea

(ANSA) - Palermo, May 25 - A rescued nine-month-old girl lost her mother at sea, asylum seekers told cultural mediators on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday. They said the mother and child were among 150 asylum seekers who took to the Mediterranean in a rubber dinghy and were subsequently rescued.
    The mother died during the crossing, they said. The infant is currently staying at the island's hotspot for asylum seeker identification and processing.