Hundreds Of Migrants Died As Boat Capsize In Italy

Afimag.com –

About 30 migrants, including a baby, have died after an overloaded boat sank in rough seas off southern Italy.

According to BBC, the ship broke apart while trying to land with more than 100 people aboard near the coastal town of Crotone in the Calabria region.

Many bodies have been recovered from the beach at a nearby seaside resort.

Large numbers of people fleeing conflict and poverty make the crossing from Africa to Italy each year.

However, It is undefined where the boat had travelled from but reports say the victims were from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The Italian authorities have mounted a large search-and-rescue operation on land and at sea.

The death toll “has surpassed 30,” Danilo Maida, spokesman for firefighters in Calabria, said.