ROME: Forty-three people died while 80 people survived when a boat carrying migrants crashed against rocks near the coast of southern Italy early on Sunday (Feb 26), the Italian coast guard and police said. The shipwreck took place near Steccato di Cutro, a seaside resort on the eastern coast of Calabria,
ROME: Forty-three people died while 80 people survived when a boat carrying migrants crashed against rocks near the coast of southern Italy early on Sunday , the Italian coast guard and police said.
The boat was carrying about 120 people and hit rocks"a few metres from the shore", the coast guard said, adding that the search for other possible survivors was still on. His voice cracking up, Ceraso said he witnessed"a spectacle that you would never want to see in your life ... a gruesome sight ... that stays with you for all your life".
Initial reports from ANSA and other Italian news agencies, spoke of 27 bodies washed up on the beach and more found in the water. "It is a huge tragedy which shows the absolute need to act firmly against irregular migration channels," Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said in a separate statement.
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