Six dead, 40 missing as migrant boat capsizes near Lampedusa

According to a UN official, 40 people are missing and six have died as a result of the boat’s capsize in the Mediterranean Sea.

The inflatable dinghy left Tunisia on Monday with 56 people, according to UNHCR representative Chiara Cardoletti, adding that “there are still too many dead in a new shipwreck in the Mediterranean.”

According to Italian news agency ANSA, the coastguard vessels have rescued 10 people and are now looking for more survivors. According to the article, the shipwreck occurred close to Lampedusa Island.

Some of the missing were reported to have fallen overboard in rough seas, according to AGI news agency, and they also claimed people from Cameroon, Mali, The Gambia, and Ivory Coast.

A separate group of 40 people reportedly landed on Lampedusa after sailing from Sfax, Tunisia, on metal boats.

On Tuesday, 213 people made their way to Lampedusa, bringing the total number of people arriving at the island’s reception center to 230, according to reports.

According to the Italian Ministry of the Interior, about 8, 743 people have already arrived in Italy this year, which is slightly more than the 8,743 that were there last year.