Two migrants died on Sunday after
being rescued by coast guards who intervened to aid a boat in
distress some 17 miles of the coast of Siracusa, Sicily.
The boat was carrying Syrian, Egyptian and Bangladeshi
nationals.
Overall, coast guards rescued 34 people, including a woman who
died after reaching the port, and a second who died in hospital.
Search operations are ongoing to find a missing passenger.
Meanwhile on Sunday, 21 migrants, including 19 men from
Bangladesh and one from Egypt, reached the port of Pozzallo,
Sicily.
They were taken by local authorities to the port's hotspot which
is currently hosting 296 people.
Overall, according to interior ministry figures released on
Friday, as of August 2 the number of migrant landings halved in
2024 with 33,896 people (including 4,188 unaccompanied minors),
reaching the country's coasts, compared to 89,401 who landed
over the same period in 2023.
The majority of new arrivals hailed from Bangladesh (7,126),
Syria (5,149) and Tunisia (4,201).
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