One dead, dozens missing as migrant boat capsizes off Italy's Lampedusa

20/10/2025 7:15

A migrant boat carrying around 35 people sailing from Libya capsized in the central Mediterranean leaving one confirmed dead and two dozen missing, UNICEF country coordinator for Italy said on Sunday.



The rescue operation was carried out on Friday off the coast of Italy's Lampedusa island by the Italian Coast Guard, which saved 11 migrants, including four children travelling alone, and recovered the body of a pregnant woman, UNICEF's Nicola Dell'Arciprete said.



The survivors and the body were brought to Lampedusa, while the remaining passengers remain unaccounted for.



The boat capsized after two days at sea, Dell'Arciprete said.