At least 43 migrants died when their overcrowded wooden boat crashed into a rocky reef. just off The Italian Coast Guard said, at dawn Sunday, southern Italy.
“like of Now, 80 people have been pulled out alive — some of them of who succeeded in Reaching the shore after the ship sank – and 43 bodies were found found A Coast Guard statement said just before noon.
Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, said the migrants were crammed into a 20-metre (66-foot) boat. in harmful weather In a statement issued by it officeshe expressed, “its depth sorrow for Many human lives torn by human traffickers.”
Exchanging lives is inhumane of men and women And children for the ‘price” of a ticket paid by them in the false Prospect for “Safe voyage,” said Meloni, a far-right leader whose ruling allies include the anti-immigrant League. party.
vowed to use drive it to pressure for campaigns on The departures were arranged by people smugglers and pressured by fellow EU leaders help Italy in Ha quest.
a chunk of boat along with walk of Cracked wood, scattered on the beach at Steccato di Cutro, part of Calabrian coast along the Ionian Sea. some of The survivors tried to keep warm and wrap themselves up in What appeared to be colorful blankets or sheets.
A helicopter and motorboats were deployed in Search efforts, including ships from state firefighters, border police and coast guards.
A Coast Guard motorboat rescued two men hypothermia and recovered body of boy in said the rough seas in a permit.
Fire boats, including rescue divers, recovered 28 bodies, including three pulled out by a powerful missile. current away from the wreckage.
Italian news AGI said that among the corpses was that of a baby a few months old.
Pope Francis on Sunday regretted it children They were among the victims of the shipwreck.
Francis told the faithful in St. Peter’s Square: “I pray for all of they, for Missing and other immigrants who survived. “the pope added he also was praying for Rescuers “and for Those who give Welcome to immigrants.
“It is a colossal tragedy,” Crotone Mayor Vincenzo Vos told RAI state television.
Solidarity city You will find places in the cemetery for The dead, said Voce.
Details about nationalities of Migrants are not provided immediately in reports.
He was also no clear Where was the boat set out Who, but immigrant ships are coming in Calabria usually leaves from the Turkish or Egyptian shores. a lot of These boats, including sailboats, often arrive remote extends of The long southern coast of Italy without the help of the Coast Guard or humanitarian rescue ships.
Another sea route used by smugglers is considered one of the deadliest for The Migration, across the central Mediterranean from the Libyan coast, where migrants often endure brutality detention conditions for before they can board Rubber boats or old wooden fishing boats, towards the Italian shores.
Most of Migrants leaving Libya are fleeing poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa or in Asia countries Including Bangladesh and Pakistan, not war or persecution, and risk The Italian authorities rejected asylum requests.
Another route heavily crowded with traffickers’ boats begins on Tunisia beaches with a lot of Those boats that reach the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, or the beaches of Sardinia, often without need of Rescue.
Meloni government may focus on It complicates the efforts of the humanitarian boats to carry out multiple rescue operations in Central Mediterranean by allocating ports for it of Disembarkation along the northern coasts of Italy, i.e. ships need more It’s time to get back out to sea after the rescued people are brought aboard, often hundreds of migrants safely to shore.
According to the latest Data, nearly 1 million people refugee status request in European Union in 2022, highest Since 2016 it’s up 50%. over 2021.
