### [2026-05-14](/feed/2026/05/14/index.md)

##### Italian
# Five Italian tourists are found dead after diving in the waters of Alimathaa, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via Ansa](https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2026/05/14/five-italians-die-in-the-maldives-during-a-dive_77108f71-f6b1-443e-ac61-abb82c3c9fd8.html)
2. [The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/maldives-tourists-die-diving-italian-37157288)

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