Migrant crisisItalian Coast GuardMediterranean SeaThe Italian Coast Guard rescued 22 people and recovered nine bodies after a smuggler's boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea near Lampedusa.
A smugglers’ boat carrying 46 people from various African countries capsized due to a storm, leaving 15 reported missing. The survivors were mostly from Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ivory Coast, with the victims including a six-month-old child. This incident is part of a larger issue of rising migrant crossing attempts and the dangers faced on the deadly central Mediterranean route.