MIGRANT SHIPWRECK. At least 43 migrants have died after their boat sank off the coast of Italy's southern Calabria region on Sunday (Feb. 26, 2023). (Anadolu) ROME - At least 43 migrants have died after their boat sank 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 climb 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 migrants from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, crashed against rocks in rough seas, according to Italian news reports. The tragedy comes just days after the far-right government led by Premier Giorgia Meloni passed a controversial law on rescuing migrants. Meloni expressed her "deep sorrow for the many human lives
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