Italian rescuers recover 10 bodies after migrant boat capsizes off Malta

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Italian rescuers recover 10 bodies after migrant boat capsizes off Malta

Italian rescuers have recovered 10 bodies after a migrant boat capsized in waters off Malta , a coastguard statement said on Sunday. …

Italian rescuers have recovered 10 bodies after a migrant boat capsized in waters off Malta , a coastguard statement said on Sunday. The vessel, which had departed from Libya carrying about 60 people, overturned about 45 nautical miles east-south-east of Malta, the Italian coastguard said. “According to the latest information, a fishing boat in the area rescued around 48 people alive, out of about 60 reported to have set off,” the coastguard added. …

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