35 migrants land on Lampedusa, 52 in distress 70 miles from island

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 19 - Some 35 migrants disembarked on Lampedusa, while 52 others were reported to be on a boat in distress 70 miles from the Sicilian stepping-stone island, which is closer to Africa than to Italy. The 35, originally from Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan, disembarked after the seven-meter dinghy they were traveling on was rescued by a Coast Guard patrol boat. The group, which departed from Gars Garabulli in Libya, also included six women. Meanwhile, Alarmphone issued an SOS for a...

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