Rescue Mission Off Lampedusa: 21 Migrants Missing at Sea

Seven individuals were saved and 21 are missing following a migrant shipwreck near Italy's Lampedusa. Survivors, rescued by the coast guard, departed from Libya with 28 aboard, including three missing children, according to Italian news agency ANSA.

Seven individuals were saved from the sea while 21 remain unaccounted for after a tragic migrant shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa, an Italian island, as reported by Italian news agency ANSA on Wednesday.

Rescue operations initiated by the coast guard successfully retrieved the seven survivors, who disclosed that their journey began from Libya on Saturday, carrying 28 people onboard.

The rescued individuals, all Syrian nationals, revealed that three children are among the missing, further stated the ANSA report.

(With inputs from agencies.)