Boat carrying migrants capsizes off Italy, killing at least 26
Summary
A boat carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, resulting in at least 26 deaths and several people missing. The migrants had transferred to an overloaded fiberglass boat, which then capsized. Authorities are searching for more survivors.Key Facts
- A boat with up to 97 migrants capsized near Lampedusa, Italy.
- At least 26 people died, and around a dozen are missing.
- Approximately 60 survivors are now in a center in Lampedusa.
- The boat had left Libya with migrants from two separate boats.
- The crowded fiberglass boat capsized due to overloading.
- The migration route from Northern Africa to Europe is considered highly dangerous.
- This year, 675 migrants have died on the central Mediterranean route, excluding this incident.
- In 2023, more than 30,000 migrants entered Italy by sea by mid-year, a 16% increase from 2022.
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