Monday, February 27, 2023

Some 60 Dead as Migrant Boat Breaks off Italy; Boat Left Turkey with Nearly 200 Passengers on It

 A wooden boat crowded with migrants smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart yesterday (Feb. 26, 2023) off the coast of Italy, and rescuers recovered nearly 60 bodies, the AP website reported.


Officials feared the death toll could top 100 since some survivors indicated the boat had as many as  200 passengers when it set out from Turkey.


Firefighters said 59 bodies had been found. At least 80 people were found alive from the boat just off Calabria's coastline on the Ionian Sea. 

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