Pakistan, March 19 -- A tragic shipwreck in the Mediterranean left six people dead and 40 missing, the UN reported on Wednesday. The incident occurred after an inflatable dinghy, carrying 56 migrants, left the Tunisian port of Sfax on Monday. The dinghy began to deflate and take on water after a few hours at sea. Rescue operations are ongoing off the island of Lampedusa.

Italy's coastguard and police rescued 10 survivors, including six men and four women. The survivors, from the Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea, and Cameroon, are receiving psychological support. They reported that some of the missing fell overboard in rough seas. The dinghy was found partially deflated near Lampione, a small island close to Lampedusa.

In a separate incident, a...