1 of 2 Rescue workers recover body after migrant boat capsizes in rough seas off Italian coast — Photo: Giuseppe Pipita / AP Photo Rescue workers recover body after migrant boat capsizes in rough seas off Italian coast — Photo: Giuseppe Pipita / AP Photo
At least 33 people died after a boat carrying migrants sank on the east coast of the Calabria region of Italy, according to international news agencies this Sunday (26).
27 bodies were found on the shores of Steccato di Cutro, a seaside resort in Crotone province, ANSA said, adding that other bodies had been seen in the water and had not been rescued.
The agency also reported that the death toll is not final and should rise.
The ship carrying migrants from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan hit rocks in rough seas, Adnkronos said.
According to authorities, at least 40 people survived the sinking.
Adnkronos news agency said more than 100 people were on board the ship, while AGI, another Italian news outlet, said a baby and several children were among the dead.
2 of 2 Rescue workers recover body after migrant boat capsizes in rough seas off Italian coast — Photo: Giuseppe Pipita / AP Photo Rescue workers recover body after migrant boat capsizes in rough seas off Italian coast — Photo: Giuseppe Pipita / AP Photo
Italy is one of the main landing points for migrants trying to enter Europe by sea. But the central Mediterranean route is one of the most dangerous in the world.
According to the International Organization for Migration’s Missing Migrants Project, 20,333 people have died or disappeared in the central Mediterranean since 2014.