Two tragic migrant shipwrecks off Italy's southern shores on June 17, 2024, resulted in at least 11 deaths, with over 60 people still missing.

The missing include 26 children, emphasizing the human cost of these disasters.

A German charity rescued 51 people from a sinking boat near Lampedusa, where 10 bodies were found.

Survivors from the Lampedusa shipwreck were taken ashore by the Italian coastguard.

Another boat carrying migrants from Libya and Turkey sank, leaving more than 60 people missing.

The UN reports that the migrants on these boats came from Syria, Egypt, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

Since 2014, over 23,500 migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean, highlighting the dangers of this migration route.

Rescue efforts by aid groups and coastguards are ongoing, with survivors receiving necessary medical assistance.

The tragic events have renewed calls for European governments to enhance preventive measures to avoid such disasters.