{"id":4393,"date":"2026-02-05T14:09:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/home\/nearly-1000-migrants-missing-in-mediterranean-storm"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:56:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:56:32","slug":"nearly-1000-migrants-missing-in-mediterranean-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/nearly-1000-migrants-missing-in-mediterranean-storm","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 1,000 Migrants Missing in Mediterranean Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press. <\/strong> <\/span>Following earlier reports of 350 migrants missing in the Mediterranean Sea due to Storm Harry, testimonies collected by the organization \u201cSaving Lives in the Mediterranean\u201d from survivors and relatives of the missing indicate that the toll is far higher.<\/p>\n<p>According to these accounts, the number of migrants missing in the Mediterranean as a result of the storm\u2014which hit the central Mediterranean and the **Italy**an coastline between January 19 and 21\u2014has risen to nearly 1,000 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Africa<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press. Following earlier reports of 350 migrants missing in the Mediterranean Sea due to Storm Harry, testimonies collected by the organization \u201cSaving Lives in the Mediterranean\u201d from survivors and relatives of the missing indicate that the toll is far higher. 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