ROME, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) — Forty-two people were rescued, a two-year-old girl died and at least eight were missing following a migrant shipwreck on Monday night near Italy’s island of Lampedusa, local media reported on Tuesday.
The boat carrying over 50 migrants set off from the port city of Sfax in Tunisia.
Some people on board were able to swim to shore, while others were rescued by the Coast Guard and l