60 dead, dozens missing after Italy migrant shipwreck

ROME (AA) – At least 60 migrants, including a dozen minors, have died after their wooden boat crashed against rocks off the coast of Italy’s southern Calabria region, authorities said on Sunday.Some 80 migrants have survived the shipwreck, according to the Italian coast guard, but authorities fear the death toll could continue to rise as the boat was carrying some 200 people.Most of the bodies were found washed up on the shores of Steccato di Cutro, a resort in the province of Crotone, while a few others were retrieved from the water, rescuers said.The vessel -- which had on board migrants from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan -- collided with the reefs in violently rough seas off Crotone’s shores before dawn on Sunday.The tragedy comes just days after the far-right government led by Premier Giorgia Meloni pushed through Parliament a co...
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