Italian coastguard recovers 19 bodies from boat in sea near Lampedusa

<p>Fifty-eight other people found alive during rescue involving inflatable craft in early hours of Wednesday</p><p>The bodies of 19 people have been recovered from an inflatable boat south of the island of Lampedusa by the Italian coastguard, a spokesperson told AFP.</p><p>Fifty-eight other people, including five children, were found alive during the rescue in the early hours of Wednesday and transported to Lampedusa by the coastguard, according to Roberto D’Arrigo.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/italian-coastguard-recovers-bodies-from-inflatable-boat-off-island-of-lampedusa">Continue reading...</a>