Survivors say they set fire to clothes to try to get help after the boat 's engine stopped . At least 111 people died when a boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa . Italian authorities estimate that 200 people are still unaccounted for . Comment: The boats were not carrying refugees, but migrants who had been rescued from other vessels and put on board these ships in Italy.
Survivors say they set fire to clothes to try to get help after the boat 's engine stopped . At least 111 people died when a boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa . Italian authorities estimate that 200 people are still unaccounted for . `` Today is a day of tears , '' Pope Francis says , as Italy marks a day of mourning .