The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
March 21, 2025

Mediterranean Shipwreck Claims at Least 6 Refugee Lives, with 40 Missing, Off Italian Island
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

At least six people have been killed, with another 40 still missing,
after a rubber dinghy carrying refugees capsized Tuesday in the
Mediterranean Sea off the Italian island of Lampedusa. Only 10 survivors
have been rescued. The boat departed from Sfax, Tunisia, and the
passengers were from Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Mali. At least
270 refugees have already died this year trying to cross the
Mediterranean to seek safety in Europe.


.