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26 Dead and Dozens Missing After Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Lampedusa
At least 20 migrants died and around 27 remain missing after a boat capsized during a perilous crossing from Libya, amid a 16% rise in sea arrivals to Italy this year, UNHCR said.
- On Wednesday, a boat carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized off Lampedusa, with 20 bodies recovered, 60 survivors ashore, and up to 17 missing, UNHCR reports.
- According to initial accounts, migrants departed from Tripoli, Libya, aboard two boats early Wednesday, with one taking on water before capsizing in rough waters along the central Mediterranean route.
- ANSA reported that four children, two men and two women, among the first bodies recovered by Italian authorities, after an Italian law enforcement aircraft spotted the capsized vessel about 23km off Lampedusa.
- The tragedy prompted international calls for action, with Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi emphasizing the urgency of preventing dangerous sea journeys and combating trafficking.
- These figures highlight the route’s deadly toll, with almost 24,500 people dying or disappearing over the past ten years, according to the International Organization for Migration.
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In the event of a ship accident in front of the Italian island of Lampedusa, at least 26 people were killed, according to the latest information.
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At least 26 dead in shipwreck in southern Italy's Lampedusa
ROME, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- At least 26 migrants have died and dozens remain missing after two boats capsized near the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, Italian media and the United Nations refugee agency reported Wednesday. Read full story
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