More than 20 dead after shipwreck near Lampedusa, UN reports

Published at Aug 13, 2025 - 20:35
More than 20 dead after shipwreck near Lampedusa, UN reports
More than 20 dead after shipwreck near Lampedusa, UN reports


At least 20 migrants died after a boat overturned in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, with many more still missing, the UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) said. "Deep anguish for the umpteenth shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa, where  UNHCR is now assisting the survivors. It looks to be 20 bodies found and as  many missing," wrote the agency's spokesman, Filippo Ungaro, on social media.