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Italy coastguard recovers six bodies after shipwreck
Italy's coastguard said Wednesday it had recovered six bodies after a migrant boat sank this week off the southern coast with more than 60 people reported missing, including many children.
Twelve people were rescued after the sailing boat sank around 120 nautical miles off the coast of Calabria overnight Sunday-Monday, although one of them died after disembarking.
2023 Records Highest Migrant Deaths in a Decade: UN Report
The UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) disclosed today that the year 2023 witnessed the highest number of migrant fatalities in the past decade, as reported by AFP.
At least 79 drown, hundreds could be missing in migrant shipwreck off Greece
A fishing boat carrying migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank Wednesday off the coast of Greece, leaving at least 79 dead and many more missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year.
Spain Rescues 600 People in Busiest Day
Spain's coastguard says it has rescued 600 migrants crossing from Morocco in a 24-hour period amid a spike in the number of migrant arrivals, reported BBC.
The rescued migrants were in 15 vessels including toy paddleboats and a jet ski and included 35 children and a baby.
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