Article 4SP51 Italian coastguard finds bodies of migrants who drowned at sea

Italian coastguard finds bodies of migrants who drowned at sea

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Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo
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Boat carrying 50 people capsized off island of Lampedusa last week

Italian authorities have found the bodies of at least 12 people who drowned last week after a boat capsized in rough seas off the island of Lampedusa.

Photos released by the Italian coastguard showed some of the clothed bodies floating at a depth of about 60 metres (200ft). Among them was a woman who drowned while embracing her child of about eight months.

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