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Migrant shipwreck leaves 21 more missing off coast of Lampedusa

The boat “capsized repeatedly, leaving people clinging to the side of the boat as their family members drowned around them,” Nicola Dell’Arciprete, the UN Children Agency (UNICEF) country coordinator for Italy, said in a statement posted online. The survivors, all male Syrian nationals, told rescuers they had embarked from Libya and that 21 of the … Read moreMigrant shipwreck leaves 21 more missing off coast of Lampedusa

Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea – UNHCR |

“Very sad news from the Aegean: Dozens of people are missing after a boat sank off the island of Rhodes this morning (Wednesday),” UNHCR’s office in Greece said in a tweet. News media reported that the vessel sank at dawn after setting sail from southern Türkiye yesterday, heading for Italy. 29 rescued Very sad news … Read moreDozens missing after migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea – UNHCR |