Italian coastguard recovers 19 bodies from boat in sea near Lampedusa
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The Italian coastguard recovered 19 bodies from an inflatable boat near Lampedusa on Wednesday. Fifty-eight survivors, including five children, were rescued and taken to Lampedusa, where some are being treated for hypothermia and hydrocarbon fume intoxication. The rescue occurred approximately 85 miles off Lampedusa, within Libyan search and rescue waters, after an Italian reconnaissance plane spotted the boat. Rough weather conditions during transport back to Lampedusa may have contributed to the deaths. Lampedusa is a common arrival point for migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa, and the UN reports 624 deaths or disappearances in the central Mediterranean this year.
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AI-Extracted6,117 migrants have landed on Italy’s shores so far this year.
So far this year, 624 people have died or gone missing in the central Mediterranean.
Seven people, including two children, were being treated in hospital for hypothermia and intoxication.
58 people, including five children, were found alive during the rescue.
19 bodies have been recovered from an inflatable boat south of Lampedusa.
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