About 20 migrants reported missing after their boat capsized off Italy

ROME (AP) — About 20 migrants are believed to be missing after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean this week. The Italian coast guard says seven Syrians were rescued and taken to the southern island of Lampedusa. The UNHCR representative in Italy said on X that the seven survivors were “in critical condition and many have lost their relatives.” The coast guard said the survivors said they had left Libya on Sept. 1. The survivors reported that 28 people were onboard, including 3 minors, and 21 of them fell into the sea during poor weather.