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ROME, Italy (UPDATED) – Around 50 migrants, including a dozen children, died Friday, October 11, when their boat sank between Malta and Sicily, the Italian news agency Ansa reported.
The agency said 150 of the boat’s passengers were rescued by a Maltese ship and another 50 by the Italian navy.
The boat was believed to be carrying 250 persons.
This happened a week after a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa killed more than 300 refugees.
“The latest information we have is that the boat, which had around 200 immigrants aboard, overturned,” a Maltese navy spokesman told Agence France-Presse, saying rescue boats and helicopters had been sent to the site around 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Malta.
“The operation is in progress. The navigational conditions are difficult, with strong wind,” he added.
An Italian coast guard commander confirmed the incident. – Rappler.com
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