One-year-old twin girls missing after migrant crossing to Italy: NGO

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffJanuary 23, 2026 at 06:51 PM

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Save the Children reported that one-year-old twin girls are missing at sea after a boat carrying 61 migrants and refugees, including their mother and 22 unaccompanied minors, reached Lampedusa, Italy, on Thursday. The group had departed from Tunisia and endured three days of stormy seas exacerbated by Cyclone Harry. One man died after disembarking. The Central Mediterranean is the world's deadliest migration route, with nearly 1,000 deaths and disappearances recorded in 2025 alone. The IOM reports that Tunisia has seen increased departures in recent years due to socioeconomic and political hardships.

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France 30% Greece 40% The Gambia 40% Cyclone Harry 50% Italy 70% International Organization for Migration (IOM) ×370% Central Mediterranean ×380% Lampedusa ×280% Tunisia ×480% Save the Children ×490%

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migrant crossing 90% missing migrants 80% lampedusa 70% central mediterranean 70% tunisia 60% refugees 60% save the children 60% iom 50% deaths at sea 50% unaccompanied minors 50%