More than 30,000 migrants and refugees from Tunisia and Libya have risked this dangerous journey to Lampedusa in the last year . The deceased are all men , the ANSA news agency says . EU is the closest North African island to Africa . It has become a destination for 25 of refugees seeking to enter Lampedusa countries .
The deceased are all men , the ANSA news agency says . EU is the closest North African island to Africa . It has become a destination for 25 of refugees seeking to enter Lampedusa countries .