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Shipwreck in Italy: the toll rises to sixty-four dead, three smugglers arrested

2023-02-28T14:28:03.034Z


The death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat on Sunday near Crotone, in southern Italy, rose to 64 on Tuesday, a tragedy for...


The death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat on Sunday near Crotone, in southern Italy, rose to 64 on Tuesday, a tragedy for which three alleged smugglers were arrested, authorities said.

After the discovery of a new body on a beach in the small town of Steccato, the toll should increase further, told AFP a spokeswoman for the firefighters of Crotone, still mobilized in the search for victims at sea. and along the coasts of Calabria, the region forming the heel of the Italian boot.

According to the European border guard agency Frontex, which was the first to spot the boat on Saturday evening, some 200 people were crammed on board the boat which left Izmir in Turkey, while the Italian coast guard given the figure of 150 passengers.

Only 79 survivors, from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Syria, survived the shipwreck that occurred at dawn on Sunday when the sea was dismounted.

The coffins of the victims were displayed at PalaMilone, the sports complex in Crotone, a city of nearly 60,000 inhabitants, to allow the public to pay their respects.

Alleged smugglers arrested

As part of the investigation, three alleged smugglers, two Pakistanis and a Turk, were arrested, a police spokesman confirmed to AFP on Tuesday.

According to the Italian agency AGI, they are suspected of having charged around 8,000 euros to each migrant they embarked.

Several NGOs, including Doctors Without Borders, dispatched teams to the scene to take care of the survivors, including children who had seen their loved ones drown.

According to the Italian Interior Ministry, nearly 14,000 migrants have landed in Italy since the start of the year, compared to around 5,200 during the same period last year and 4,200 in 2021.

Source: lefigaro

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