In a post on X, Grandi stated that over 700 refugees and migrants have lost their lives in the Central Mediterranean so far in 2025, while emphasising the urgent need to enhance all aspects of the response to deal with such situations
One of the two boats started sinking and all passengers were forced onto a single boat. REPRESENTATION PIC/AFP
At least 27 migrants and refugees drowned on Thursday following a tragic shipwreck off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to a statement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, marking yet another deadly incident in the perilous Central Mediterranean migration route.
In a post on X, Grandi stated that over 700 refugees and migrants have lost their lives in the Central Mediterranean so far in 2025, while emphasising the urgent need to enhance all aspects of the response to deal with such situations.
According to UNHCR Italy’s Communication Officer, the agency is currently assisting survivors from the wreck. According to officials, around 95 people had departed from Libya on two boats, but after one vessel started taking on water, all passengers were forced to board the other. Unfortunately, this boat capsized due to severe overloading. Currently, 60 survivors have been rescued, while around 35 people are feared dead or missing.
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