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41 Dead In Migrant Shipwreck Off Italy's Lampedusa Island: Report
Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, the Ansa news agency reported on Wednesday, citing accounts from survivors who have just reached the Italian island of Lampedusa.
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At Least 30 Migrants Missing After 2 Shipwrecks Off Italian Island: Report
At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, the UN's migration agency said Sunday.
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8 Migrants Found Dead, 40 Rescued From Ship Near Italy Island: Report
Eight migrants were found dead and around 40 were rescued by the Italian coast guard overnight on a ship off the coast of the island of Lampedusa, Italian media reported on Friday.
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Give Refugees a Future, Says Italy's Soccer Captain Gianluigi Buffon
Italy, whose most southerly island, Lampedusa, is 70 miles (110 km) from Tunisia, has long called for help in handling the flood of people seeking a better life in Europe.
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Tunisia Rescues 350 Migrants Heading by Boat to Italy From Libya
Tunisia's navy rescued more than 350 illegal migrants off its coast and was searching for hundreds more on Wednesday after they tried to sail from neighbouring Libya to the Italian island of Lampedusa, the local Red Cross said.
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Up to 400 Migrants Died in Boat Capsize Off Libya: Survivors
Up to 400 illegal migrants died after their vessel capsized off the Libyan coast on Sunday, said survivors who were brought to Italy, where tension is mounting over a surge in boat arrivals from North Africa.
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Italy Rescues More Than 2,000 Migrants Off Libyan Coast
The Italian coastguard launched a massive operation on Sunday to rescue more than 2,000 migrants in difficulty between the Italian island of Lampedusa and the Libyan coast, local media said.
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Italy migrant boat confirmed death toll reaches 194
Italian search teams have recovered 194 bodies after a migrant boat sank off the southern island of Lampedusa last week, with divers working to bring up as many as possible from the wreck ahead of expected bad weather, officials said on Monday.
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Over 100 dead, 200 missing as migrant boat sinks off Italy
More than 100 people drowned and over 200 were unaccounted for after a boat packed with African migrants caught fire and sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Thursday.
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78 people killed after migrant ship sinks off Sicily
At least 78 people died when a ship carrying African migrants toward Italy caught fire and sank off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, spilling hundreds of passengers into the sea, said officials.
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Pope Francis commemorates dead migrants at Lampedusa
Pope Francis laid a wreath in the port of Lampedusa on Monday in memory of the thousands of migrants from Africa who have died trying to reach the tiny Sicilian island in unsafe and overcrowded boats.
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41 Dead In Migrant Shipwreck Off Italy's Lampedusa Island: Report
Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, the Ansa news agency reported on Wednesday, citing accounts from survivors who have just reached the Italian island of Lampedusa.
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At Least 30 Migrants Missing After 2 Shipwrecks Off Italian Island: Report
At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, the UN's migration agency said Sunday.
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8 Migrants Found Dead, 40 Rescued From Ship Near Italy Island: Report
Eight migrants were found dead and around 40 were rescued by the Italian coast guard overnight on a ship off the coast of the island of Lampedusa, Italian media reported on Friday.
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Give Refugees a Future, Says Italy's Soccer Captain Gianluigi Buffon
Italy, whose most southerly island, Lampedusa, is 70 miles (110 km) from Tunisia, has long called for help in handling the flood of people seeking a better life in Europe.
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Tunisia Rescues 350 Migrants Heading by Boat to Italy From Libya
Tunisia's navy rescued more than 350 illegal migrants off its coast and was searching for hundreds more on Wednesday after they tried to sail from neighbouring Libya to the Italian island of Lampedusa, the local Red Cross said.
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Up to 400 Migrants Died in Boat Capsize Off Libya: Survivors
Up to 400 illegal migrants died after their vessel capsized off the Libyan coast on Sunday, said survivors who were brought to Italy, where tension is mounting over a surge in boat arrivals from North Africa.
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Italy Rescues More Than 2,000 Migrants Off Libyan Coast
The Italian coastguard launched a massive operation on Sunday to rescue more than 2,000 migrants in difficulty between the Italian island of Lampedusa and the Libyan coast, local media said.
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Italy migrant boat confirmed death toll reaches 194
Italian search teams have recovered 194 bodies after a migrant boat sank off the southern island of Lampedusa last week, with divers working to bring up as many as possible from the wreck ahead of expected bad weather, officials said on Monday.
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Over 100 dead, 200 missing as migrant boat sinks off Italy
More than 100 people drowned and over 200 were unaccounted for after a boat packed with African migrants caught fire and sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Thursday.
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78 people killed after migrant ship sinks off Sicily
At least 78 people died when a ship carrying African migrants toward Italy caught fire and sank off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, spilling hundreds of passengers into the sea, said officials.
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Pope Francis commemorates dead migrants at Lampedusa
Pope Francis laid a wreath in the port of Lampedusa on Monday in memory of the thousands of migrants from Africa who have died trying to reach the tiny Sicilian island in unsafe and overcrowded boats.
