Italian coastguard video shows harrowing migrant rescue newseu.cgtn.com

A shocking video shows the rescue of approximately 150 people following a shipwreck off the island of Lampedusa. According to the coastguard, a small ship carrying migrants from Libya to Italy sank around two kilometers from the Italian island on Sunday.

Although rescuers battled the freezing conditions to save many of those in the water, emergency workers are still searching for as many as 20 people.

At least five bodies have been recovered, according to Reuters. An Italian authorities source told the news agency the migrants on the boat were from Algeria, Tunisia and Pakistan.