Six dead and 40 missing in boat disaster off Italian island of Lampedusa
by Angela Giuffrida in Rome from World news | The Guardian on (#6W1BQ)
Coastguard rescues 10 people and search resumes after half-sunken dinghy spotted near islet
Six people have died and 40 are missing after a boat disaster off the Italian island of Lampedusa.
The wreck occurred on Tuesday afternoon. A half-sunken dinghy was spotted by Italian police patrols close to the islet of Lampione.
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