After setting out from La Louza in Tunisia, the fishing boat sank in the middle of the night when it was approximately 45 miles (72 kilometres) from Italy’s Lampedusa island, according to Italian media.
The rescued migrants, all from sub-Saharan Africa, were transported to a reception centre in Lampedusa for care, according to the Italian Red Cross, which runs the centre.
As of June 30, 29,903 migrants have landed on Italian shores this year, including 5,146 unaccompanied minors, according to Italy’s interior ministry.
Most of those arriving in Italy from north Africa come via the central Mediterranean route, one of the world’s deadliest.
There were an estimated 3,155 migrant deaths in the Mediterranean in 2023. The figure has been on the rise since a low of 1,450 in 2020, according to the IOM.
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