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Italian rescuers recover 10 bodies after migrant boat capsizes off Malta

About 48 people rescued alive after vessel reportedly left Libya carrying about 60 passengersItalian 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. Italy’s coast guard says a patrol boat has recovered the bodies of 10 people after a fishing vessel rescued some 48 migrants from a craft that capsized near Malta
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  • About 48 people rescued alive after vessel reportedly left Libya carrying about 60 passengersItalian 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... S1
  • Italy’s coast guard says a patrol boat has recovered the bodies of 10 people after a fishing vessel rescued some 48 migrants from a craft that capsized near Malta S2
  • At least 990 refugees and migrants have died this year while attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea. The Italian coastguard has recovered 10 bodies after a boat carrying nearly 60 refugees and migrants capsized near the island of Malta. A... S3
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