ROME: At least 12 dead including Pakistani immigrants when two boats sink near the Italian water territory. According to several sources the boats were carrying several dozen immigrants heading towards Europe via Italian coast. German aid group RESQSHIP, which operates the Nadir rescue boat, said it picked up 51 people from a sinking wooden boat, including two who were unconscious, and found 10 bodies trapped in the lower deck of the vessel. Survivors were handed over to the Italian coastguard and taken ashore on Monday morning, while the Nadir was making its way to the Italian island of Lampedusa, towing the wooden boat with the deceased, the charity said. They left from Turkey eight days ago and had taken in water for three or four days.

Source: Libya Today June 19, 2024 16:16 UTC