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Two Children Die of Thirst on Stricken Ship Carrying Refugees in Mediterranean

HeadlineMay 15, 2025

The German charity Sea-Watch reports two children, aged 3 and 4, died after a rubber dinghy carrying refugees from Libya to Italy broke down and was stranded in the Mediterranean. The children died of dehydration. One other person drowned in the journey, and another 59 passengers survived.

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