Forty-one people drowned on Thursday while attempting to reach Italy by boat from Libya according to the International Organisation for Migration. Only four people survived from the vessel. <br /><br /> The Italian Coast Guard say they have picked up thousands of migrants in recent days, including many children. <br /><br /> IOM’s Joel Millman MillmanIOM told BBCNews: At least a third of rescued #migrants on Monday were women & children http://t.co/lD58McH5gg— IOM (@IOM_news) 16 Avril 2015<br /><br /> Save the Children say almost 10 percent of the 5,100 migrants who arrived in Italy between April 9-11, were underage, and 300 of them were unaccompanied by adults. <br /><br /> All of them are thought to be sub-Saharan.<br /><br /> Italy is struggling to cope with the sheer numbers of people trying to reach its shores from north Africa, and is calling on the EU for more help. <br /><br /> The authorities say structures to deal with the migrants are collapsing, but no matter how desperate the facilities are, many are simply glad they survived the
