Nine dead migrants, including a child, found in a wrecked boat. 22 other passengers were rescued, while searches continued to try to find others.
The sinking occurred in Maltese waters, about 30 miles (55 km) southeast of the Italian island of Lampedusa. The migrants suffered from “severe hypothermia’ and were taken back to Lampsusa, the coast guard said.. The Italian coast guard, called for help by the Maltese authorities, ended up finding the boat despite the difficult conditions and "rescued 22 people and recovered the bodies of nine others" The number of people still missing is not yet known, the Italian coast Guard said. The sinking, in rough seas with waves of 2.50 m, occurred in Malta's waters, around 30 miles southeast of Lampusa's island ofLampsusi, the Coast Guard said in a press release. A search and rescue operation is continuing, it added.