ROME: At least 26 migrants died Wednesday when two boats sank off the coast of Italy’s Lampedusa island, with around 10 others still missing, the coast guard and UN officials said. Around 60 people were rescued after the sinkings in the central Mediterranean, a stretch between North Africa and Italy described by the UN as the world’s most dangerous sea crossing for migrants. The two boats had left Tripoli, Libya, earlier in the day, according to the Italian coast guard. It said one of the boats started taking on water, causing people to climb onto the other boat, which itself then capsized.

Sopravvissuti hanno detto di essere partiti da Tripoli su 2 barche

Si è ribaltata una barca con a bordo un centinaio di persone migranti, diverse di loro sono disperse

Tragedia in mare: imbarcazione carica di migranti si ribalta a 14 miglia da Lampedusa. Operazioni di recupero ancora in corso.

Al menos 20 migrantes murieron y hay varios desaparecidos en el naufragio este miércoles de un barco frente a las costas de lLampedusa

Tragic migrant boat capsizing near Lampedusa leaves 20 dead, with more missing at sea, UNHCR expresses deep anguish.

UN refugee agency says more people could still be missing at sea, with between 70 and 80 believed to have survived

At least 26 migrants drowned after two boats capsized off Lampedusa Wednesday, rescuers said. Some 26 bodies have been recovered and there are 30-40 missing and 6o survivors.…

There are 60 survivors from the perilous journey from Libya, but a UN agency says there could be more people missing.

Erneut ereignet sich vor der italienischen Insel Lampedusa ein tödliches Unglück: Ersten Angaben zufolge kommen 26 Migranten ums Leben. Dutzende werden gerettet, viele weitere…

Sixty people survived after two boats with nearly 100 migrants capsized. The causes of the shipwrecks were not clear, Italian officials and U.N. agencies said. The death toll is…

ROME: At least 26 migrants died Wednesday when two boats sank off the coast of Italy’s Lampedusa island, with around 10 others still missing, the coast guard and UN officials…

The tragedy occurred 14 miles south of the island of Lampedusa on Wednesday - with a search continuing into the night for people still missing.

More than 700 have died crossing the central Mediterranean in 2025, according to the UN reugee agency.