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January 26, 2022

Seven Bangladeshi Refugees Die En Route to Italy
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At least seven Bangladeshi refugees died of hypothermia after attempting
to cross the Mediterranean on a boat from Libya to the Italian island of
Lampedusa. Others were taken to the hospital to be treated for
hypothermia and severe disorientation. Around 280 refugees were aboard
the boat, most of them from Bangladesh and Egypt.


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