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27 Dead, Dozens Missing as Ships Carrying Asylum Seekers Sink Off Italian Coast

HeadlineAug 14, 2025

Italy’s Coast Guard says at least 27 people have drowned and dozens remain missing after a pair of ships carrying asylum seekers from Libya capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday. About 60 survivors were rescued from the sea. According to the Missing Migrants Project, more than 32,000 people have died since 2014 attempting to cross the Mediterranean to seek asylum in Europe — with over 700 deaths or disappearances so far this year alone.

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