Bodies of woman and toddler found after migrant boats sink off Lampedusa

Italian coastguard says two bodies recovered, amid reports of at least 30 people missing from two vessels that sailed from Tunisia

The bodies of a woman and toddler were recovered by the Italian coastguard after two shipwrecks overnight off the southern island of Lampedusa.

Fifty-seven people were rescued and more than 30 were believed to be missing as of Sunday afternoon in what was described as more tragic news" regarding those making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean in search of refuge in Europe.