At least 21 people missing after boat capsizes off Italian island

Seven people have been rescued and 21 others remain missing at sea after the boat they were travelling in capsized off the island of Lampedusa, the Italian coast guard has said.

The survivors, all Syrian nationals, were picked up from a semi-sunken boat about 10 nautical miles (18.5 kilometres) southwest of Lampedusa, a statement said on Wednesday.

Chiara Cardoletti, head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Italy, wrote on X that the survivors were in “critical” condition and had lost relatives at sea. (Al Jazeera)

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