<h1>Italian Coast Guard Recovers Six Bodies, Searches for 40 Missing Migrants After Dinghy Sinks in Mediterranean</h1> The Italian Coast Guard recovered six bodies and is searching for up to 40 missing migrants after a rubber dinghy sank in the central Mediterranean. The dinghy, which departed from Tunisia with 56 people from Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Mali, began to deflate hours later. Ten survivors were rescued and taken to Lampedusa. The U.N. reports over 24,506 deaths and missing persons in the central Mediterranean from 2014 to 2024. Italy has seen a 4% increase in migrant arrivals this year. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni credits economic agreements with North African countries for a significant drop in migrant arrivals.