At least 20 killed after boat capsizes off Italian island of Lampedusa, UN says
by Agence France-Presse in Rome from World news | The Guardian on (#6Z9RV)
UN refugee agency says more people could still be missing at sea, with between 70 and 80 believed to have survived
At least 20 people have died after a boat capsized off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, a United Nations agency and local media reported on Wednesday.
Rescuers have recovered 20 bodies so far and operations were continuing, according to initial reports by Ansa news agency. Between 70 and 80 people were believed to have survived.
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