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Six dead, 40 missing in Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: UN

AFP
Thursday, Mar 20, 2025

ROME: Six people died and 40 are missing after a migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean, the United Nations said on Wednesday, with Italian media reporting the boat went down off the island of Lampedusa. “Still too many dead in a new shipwreck in the Mediterranean,” UNHCR´s Italy representative Chiara Cardoletti said on X, adding that the inflatable dinghy had left Tunisia on Monday carrying 56 people.

“After a few hours of sailing, the dinghy began to deflate and take on water. Six bodies (were) recovered. 40 missing,” she said.