Authorities recovered at least 60 bodies. Italy after this Sunday, an unreliable boat with more than 200 migrants they traveled from Turkey for four days.
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Sources of the Carabinieri de Italy confirmed that the bodies migrantsincluding a newborn and at least 12 minors, are located for several kilometers along the coast of the Calabria region, near the beach of Steccato (province of Crotone).
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According to the same source, it is possible that the death toll is as high as 100, as there were between 200 and 250 people traveling on the boat. migrantsaccording to the first testimonies of survivors.
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The images shared by the local press show the wreckage of a wooden boat from migrants completely destroyed on the beach of Steccato (province of Crotone).
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Although at first it was believed that the boat fell apart after colliding with some stones, migrants Survivors explained that the engine propelling it exploded in the middle of the night, causing dozens of injuries and finally smashing the boat to pieces.
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Authorities Italy They already knew about the existence of this vessel since yesterday, when they were called by a patrol helicopter of the agency Frontex, the newspaper La Reppublica reported.
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After the call, the device went in search of a boat with migrants but rough sea conditions and darkness prevented further operations and forced his agents to return to land.
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Thus, the survivors who managed to stay alive made their way to the coast, where they are being treated by the Coast Guard and the Red Cross. Italy. About twenty of them were transferred to the Crotone hospital, the rest remain in the shelter.
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Overwhelming majority migrantsall under 30, arrived from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan and traveled to Italy from the port city of Smyrna in Turkey’s far west.
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“This is another tragedy in the Mediterranean that cannot leave anyone indifferent,” the President of the Republic complained. ItalySergio Matterella, in a statement.
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Agent ItalySergio Matterella, noted that “it is imperative that the European Union finally takes responsibility for regulating the migration phenomenon in order to free it from human traffickers.”
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For his part, the Prime Minister ItalyGeorgia Meloni, in a statement, denounced that “it is criminal to board a boat only 20 meters long with up to 200 people on board and with a bad weather forecast.”
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“The government of Italy) seeks to prevent departures, and with them the perpetuation of these tragedies, and will continue to do so, in the first place, demanding the fullest cooperation from the states of departure and origin,” added Georgia Meloni.
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The tragedy occurred three days after the parliament Italy to approve a new migration decree drawn up by a government led by Italy’s far-right brothers, which significantly changes operations to help NGO ships.
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Source: RPP
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