At least 20 people dead as migrant boat capsizes off Italian coast

By Ilayda Cakirtekin

ISTANBUL (AA) - At least 20 people died when a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Italy's Lampedusa Island in the Mediterranean, news agency ANSA reported Tuesday.

Since the boat, loaded with migrants, capsized off the coast of Lampedusa, 20 bodies have been recovered so far, while the recovery operations are still ongoing, it said.

According to initial reports, there are up to 80 survivors.