Hundreds feared dead in attempt to cross Mediterranean during cyclone
Fifty killed in one incident as Italian authorities estimate 380 people may have drowned last weekEurope live – latest updatesUp to 380 people may have drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean last week as Cyclone Harry battered southern Italy and Malta, the Italian coastguard has said, as a...
<p>Fifty killed in one incident as Italian authorities estimate 380 people may have drowned last week</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/26/ukraine-russia-us-greenland-europe-trade-deal-nato-latest-news-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Up to 380 people may have drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean last week as Cyclone Harry battered southern Italy and Malta, the Italian coastguard has said, as a shipwreck with the loss of 50 lives was confirmed by Maltese authorities.</p><p>Just one person, who was hospitalised in Malta, survived the shipwreck, which happened on Friday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/26/hundreds-feared-dead-after-attempting-to-cross-mediterranean-amid-cyclone-harry">Continue reading...</a>
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