ROME: Around 40 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the UN said. The shipwreck took place on Thursday and at least one newborn baby is among those missing, said UNHCR representative to Italy Chiara Cardoletti. The boat capsized in strong winds and high waves, he said. “We have noticed more arrivals of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa than Tunisians” via the Tunisian route since November, he said. Last year, more than 46,000 people arrived there, out of a total of 105,000 in Italy, according to the UNHCR.

Source: Libya Today June 24, 2023 06:35 UTC