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Escaping from Libya, Overloaded Boat Sinks, 250 Passengers Missing
A boat overloaded with migrants sailing from Libya capsized south south of the island of Lampedusa , off Sicily, early today. Fifteen are confirmed dead and between 130 and 250 are believed to be...
View ArticleAn All Too Familiar Tragedy — At Least 130 Dead and 200 Missing Off Lampedusa
At least 130 African refugees have died and 200 are still missing after an overloaded boat caught fire and sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa. More than 150 of the migrants have been rescued....
View ArticleSecond Migrant Boat in a Week Capsizes Near Lampedusa, 221 Rescued, at Least...
For the second time in roughly a week, a smuggler’s boat overloaded with migrants from Africa has capsized in the Mediterranean off Sicily, near the island of Lampedusa. At least 27 died, but 221 were...
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