An Italian Coast Guard boat carries rescued migrants into the port of Lampedusa on Thursday, October 3. According to the nation's coast guard, a boat carrying as many as 500 people capsized and caught fire off the Italian island of Lampedusa.
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An Italian Coast Guard boat carries rescued migrants into the port of Lampedusa on Thursday, October 3. According to the nation's coast guard, a boat carrying as many as 500 people capsized and caught fire off the Italian island of Lampedusa.
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Italian police and rescue workers stand next to the covered bodies of migrants at the port of Lampedusa on October 3.
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Italian police and rescue workers stand next to the covered bodies of migrants at the port of Lampedusa on October 3.
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A boat used to transport migrants is docked at Lampedusa Island on October 3. The island is a major destination for refugees seeking to enter European Union countries.
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A boat used to transport migrants is docked at Lampedusa Island on October 3. The island is a major destination for refugees seeking to enter European Union countries.
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Firefighters unload the body of a drowned migrant from a coast guard boat in the port of Lampedusa on October 3.
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Firefighters unload the body of a drowned migrant from a coast guard boat in the port of Lampedusa on October 3.
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Migrants' belongings are scattered across the deck of a ship on October 3.
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Migrants' belongings are scattered across the deck of a ship on October 3.
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Bodies of drowned migrants are lined up at the port of Lampedusa on October 3.
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Bodies of drowned migrants are lined up at the port of Lampedusa on October 3.
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