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Gallery: Deadly migrant shipwreck off Sicily

One Italian official says they need caskets — not ambulances.

A shipwreck off Italy could be among the deadliest involving immigrants from Africa seeking a new life in Europe.

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READ MORE: Ship capsizes off Italy; 114 African migrants die

A ship carrying African migrants caught fire and capsized today off the Italian island of Lampedusa.

Officials say at least 114 people were killed, and some 200 others are still unaccounted for.

More than 150 people were rescued.

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