Somalia: Somalis Among 20 Dead After Migrant Boats Capsize Off Italy's Lampedusa

Italy resumes efforts to identify victims of Lampedusa migrant shipwreck

Italian authorities on Friday resumed efforts to identify the bodies of 27 people who died after two migrant boats sank off the island of Lampedusa.

26 dead, dozens missing in Lampedusa migrant shipwreck

There were 92 to 97 migrants on board when the boat departed Libya, according to survivor accounts. Authorities were still searching for any remaining survivors

Somalia: Somalis Among 20 Dead After Migrant Boats Capsize Off Italy's Lampedusa

Lampedusa, Italy -- At least 20 people, including Somalis, have died after two migrant boats capsized in the Mediterranean Sea near the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday, local authorities said.

World News in Brief: Shipwreck off Italy kills at least 27 years, anniversary of the Taliban takeover, Peru Amnesty Law

Hcr Supports at least 60 survivors who were brought to the ground, but the Italian coast guard warned that more bodies could still be recovered. According to local reports, passengers were traveling from Libya in the hope of reaching Italy. Migrants and refugees heading to Italy from the African coast often use boats fleeing or […]