At least 26 die in migrant shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa island


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  • Wednesday, 13 Aug 2025

Migrant survivors stand on the dock after a shipwreck on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, Italy, August 13, 2025. REUTERS/Chiara Negrello

LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) -At least 26 people died in a migrant shipwreck on Wednesday off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa and 60 survivors were brought ashore, the coastguard said, warning more bodies could be missing as search operations continue.

The disaster, in this case involving people travelling from Libya, is the latest to befall migrants making the perilous Mediterranean crossing from Africa to Europe.

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