UN refugee agency says more people could still be missing at sea, with between 70 and 80 believed to have survived
At least 20 people have died after a boat capsized off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, a United Nations agency and local media reported on Wednesday.
Rescuers have recovered 20 bodies so far and operations were continuing, according to initial reports by Ansa news agency. Between 70 and 80 people were believed to have survived.
Filippo Ungaro, from the UN’s refugee agency UNHCR, expressed “deep anguish” over the disaster and said more people could still be missing at sea.
“Deep anguish for the umpteenth shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa, where UNHCR is now assisting the survivors. It looks to be 20 bodies found and as many missing,” Ungaro wrote on social media.
