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Two people have died and one is missing after a boat accident involving migrants off the coast of Italy’s southern island of Sicily, the coast guard reported on Sunday. Emergency services had approached a boat in distress with migrants on board. When the coast guard’s patrol boat approached, the people ended up in the water for reasons that are still unclear. According to the coast guard, 34 people were immediately taken on board and brought to the port of Syracuse, in eastern Sicily. Of the rescued migrants, one died shortly after arriving at the port, and another person died later in a hospi…

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