They don't want to say goodbye.<br/> <br />Women cling to the coffin of a loved one who died in a shipwreck off the coast of Italy.<br/> <br />More than 350 people died when their boat capsized and sank of the southern island of Lampedusa. Most of the passengers were from Eritria. Hundreds were thrown in the water.<br/> <br />It was a journey that began with hope and ended in tears.<br/> <br />The shipwreck has not deterred other migrants making their way from north Africa towards Lampedusa. The Italian port has been a stepping stone for those seeking a better life in Europe for two decades.<br/> <br />The Syrian civil war and unrest in Egypt are fueling the flow of refugees.<br/> <br />A short ceremony is held on the Lampedusa dockside for coffin number 319 -- it holds the body of a small child.<br/> <br />In Sicily coffins are placed in a cemetery.<br/> <br />A memorial mass for all the victims will be announced in the coming days.
