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At least 27 migrants, refugees dead in shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
At least 27 migrants and refugees drowned on Thursday following a tragic shipwreck off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to a statement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, marking yet another deadly incident in the perilous Cent
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EU President pledges action to help Italian island of Lampedusa amid surgi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid the rising number of migrants in Lampedusa, EU President Ursula von der Leyen pledged action to help Italy’s crisis-hit island during her visit on Sunday, CNN reported.
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Newborn found dead on refugee boat off Italian Island amid surge in migran
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A newborn baby was found dead on a boat carrying people to Lampedusa even as dozens of the island's citizens protested over a surge in arrivals, reported Al Jazeera citing ANSA News Agency.
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41 killed in migrant shipwreck near Italian island
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A total of 41 people lost their lives in a fatal migrant shipwreck near the Italian island of Lampedusa, reported CNN on Wednesday.
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Two killed, nearly 28 missing after shipwrecks off Italian coast
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Following the sinkings, the Italian coastguard said on Sunday that it had retrieved two bodies and saved 57 people
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7 die, 9 missing in migrant shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Seven undocumented migrants have drowned as a result of a shipwreck near Italy's Lampedusa Island while trying to flee from Africa to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea, media reported on Wednesday.
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Italy's Coast Guard search for missing survivors of capsized migrant boat
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Italian coast guard said on Saturday it saved over 40 irregular migrants on board a boat that capsized off the Lampedusa island in the Mediterranean Sea, with the search operation for the remaining survivors still underway.
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Bodies of 5 migrants on capsized boat found off Italy
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Nov 25 (ANI): Italian rescue authorities on Sunday recovered bodies of five migrants, including three women, after their boat capsized off the coast of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, country's coast guard said.
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Bodies of 5 migrants found after their boat capsized off Italy
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Nov 25 (ANI): Italian rescue authorities on Sunday recovered bodies of five migrants, including three women, after their boat capsized off the coast of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, country's coast guard said.
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