Children are among the nearly 60 migrants, mostly from Afghanistan, who died when their sailing boat crashed off the southern coast of Italy.
Nearly 60 migrants have drowned after their wooden boat crashed into rocks off the coast of Italy.The vessel which carried migrants from Afghanistan, Iran and other countries, had set sail from Turkey on Sunday.
The provisional death toll stood at 58, Manuela Curra, a provincial government official, told Reuters. Eighty-one people survived, with 20 hospitalised including one person in intensive care, she said.Australia looks to expedite visa applications from Türkiye and Syria following earthquake disaster His voice cracking up, Mr Ceraso told the SkyTG24 news channel that he had seen "a spectacle that you would never want to see in your life ... a gruesome sight ... that stays with you for all your life".Ms Curra said the vessel left Izmir in eastern Turkey three or four days ago, adding that survivors had said some 140 to 150 were on board.
Initial reports from ANSA and other Italian news agencies, spoke of 27 bodies washed up on the beach and more found in the water. Ms Meloni accuses charities of encouraging migrants to make the dangerous sea journey to Italy, acting as so-called "pull factors".
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