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Italian coast guard finds 19 migrants dead and rescues 58 from dinghy off Lampedusa
Italian coast guard finds 19 migrants dead and rescues 58 from dinghy off Lampedusa

Italian coast guard finds 19 migrants dead and rescues 58 from dinghy off Lampedusa

The Italian coast guard found 19 bodies and rescued 58 people after intercepting a dinghy filled with migrants that was in distress about 80 nautical miles from the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, a coast guard spokesperson said. The rescue took place Tuesday night with the Italian coast guard operating in the Libyan search and rescue zone during