US EditionItalian coast guard recovers bodies of 6 migrants who died in shipwreck in the Mediterranean
- The Italian Coast Guard recovered six bodies and is searching for 40 missing migrants after a dinghy sank in the central Mediterranean, according to the U.N. Refugee Agency.
- Ten survivors, including four women, were rescued and taken to Lampedusa for care by the UNHCR.
- Survivors reported that 56 people were aboard the dinghy, which left Sfax, Tunisia, before facing trouble due to bad weather.
- The U.N. Missing Migrant Project recorded over 24,506 dead and missing migrants in the central Mediterranean from 2014 to 2024.
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Mediterranean Shipwreck Claims at Least 6 Refugee Lives, with 40 Missing, Off Italian Island
At least six people have been killed, with another 40 still missing, after a rubber dinghy carrying refugees capsized Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea off the Italian island of Lampedusa. Only 10 survivors have been rescued. The boat departed from Sfax, Tunisia, and the passengers were from Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Mali. At least 270 refugees have already died this year trying to cross the Mediterranean to seek safety in Europe.
Six dead and dozens missing in Mediterranean shipwreck
Meanwhile, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported that the Italian Coast Guard recovered six bodies and was searching for some 40 missing migrants. Another 10 people, including four women, were rescued on Tuesday and taken to Lampedusa, Italy’s southernmost island. According to eyewitnesses, the boat began to deflate a few hours after its departure and the passengers were from Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Mali. United Nations figures estima…
6 Dead, 40 Missing After Migrant Boat Capsizes in the Mediterranean Sea
The boat carried 56 when it departed Tunisia, according to survivorsDeAgostini/Getty The island of Lampedusa, Pelagie islands, Sicily, ItalySix people are dead and 40 others are missing after a boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, March 18.The Italian Coast Guard rendered aid after spotting a rubber dinghy, often used to carry migrants, half submerged near the islet, according to The Guardian. Si…
At least six migrants died and another 40 disappeared in the waters of the Mediterranean after the shipwreck of a barge that took place in the early morning of this Wednesday a short distance from the Italian island of Lampedusa, as confirmed by the Coast Guard. Italian authorities sent a patrol to the area after receiving an alert from the European Border Agency Frontex. Upon arrival, they found the precarious boat about to sink and managed to …
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