The bodies of the missing Italian divers were found in an underwater cave in the Maldives
On May 19, rescuers discovered the bodies of four Italian scuba divers in an underwater cave in the Maldives; the divers had gone missing during a dive several days earlier.
The bodies were found at a depth of about 60 meters in a hard-to-reach part of the cave on the Vaavu Atoll. Local and Finnish rescuers, along with specialized equipment, were involved in the search operation. Earlier, a Maldivian Navy diver died during the rescue efforts.
The victims are Monica Montefalcone, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Genoa; her daughter, student Giorgia Sommacal; researcher Muriel Oddenito; and marine biologist Federico Gualtieri. The body of scuba diving instructor Gianluca Benedetti, who was accompanying the group, was also found earlier.
Previously, the Maldives banned smoking for people born after 2007.
The House of Commons of the United Kingdom has preliminarily approved a bill imposing a lifetime ban on the sale of tobacco products to British citizens who are currently under the age of 16.
