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Italy Recovers 10 Bodies From a Capsized Migrant Boat Off Malta. Fishing Vessel Rescues 48
Italy's coast guard said a patrol boat recovered 10 bodies and 48 migrants were rescued as search efforts continued.
- On Sunday, Italy's coast guard recovered 10 bodies after a fishing vessel rescued 48 migrants from a craft carrying around 60 people that capsized 83km east-southeast of Malta following departure from Libya.
- The Libyan coast remains a primary departure point for migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe, where thousands have died during the journey, including at least 990 people this year according to the IOM.
- Maltese authorities are coordinating search operations in an area approximately 84 kilometers southeast of Malta, where the vessel was reported to have capsized, as the Italian coast guard continues to assist at their request.
- Earlier this week, demonstrators in Tripoli protested outside the UNHCR headquarters, holding signs reading "Libya is not the world's garbage bin," while UNSMIL warned against "misleading information and hate speech."
- The European Commission proposed a framework last November to establish "return hubs" outside the European Union, though the plan still requires formal approval and the specific locations remain unannounced.
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Before Malta, a boat with about 60 migrants is capsized on board.
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Tragedy at Sea: Italian Coastguard Recovers Migrant Bodies off Malta
Italian rescuers have recovered ten bodies after a migrant boat capsized near Malta. The vessel, carrying around 60 people from Libya, overturned 45 nautical miles east-southeast of Malta. A nearby fishing boat rescued approximately 48 people, while search operations for others continue, coordinated by Maltese authorities.
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The boat, which had departed from the Libyan coast, was carrying approximately 60 people - A fishing vessel in the area picked up 48 shipwrecked people
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Coast Guard indicated that Malta asked Italy for help, "after having turned into a boat that was supposed to transport migrants, with people in the water".
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