00:00 A two-year-old girl has drowned and eight other people are missing after a migrant boat
00:05 capsized near a reef off Lapidusa Island.
00:08 Two other children are believed to be among the missing.
00:10 Dozens of people were rescued.
00:13 Separately, a vessel with at least 400 people on board was towed into Lapidusa Port after
00:18 it got into difficulties in rough seas.
00:21 Italian authorities say there has been a surge in irregular crossings.
00:25 Last week, more than 1,200 rescued migrants arrived on the tiny island in just 26 hours.
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