At least 45 migrants died when their wooden boat smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart off southern Italy before dawn Sunday
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More than 170 migrants were estimated to have been aboard the ship, two U.N. agencies, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration, said in a joint statement that cited survivor accounts.Article contentAmong those aboard, there were “children and entire families,” the U.N. statement, with most of the passengers coming from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia.
A pair of firefighter water rescuers struggled with wind gusts and waves several meters high crashing onto the beach as they brought a body ashore.One survivor was taken into custody for questioning after survivors indicated he was a trafficker, Rai state TV said. In 2022, some 105,000 migrants arrived on Italian shores, some 38,000 more than in 2021, according to Interior Ministry figures.
She vowed to pursue a crackdown on departures arranged by people smugglers and to press fellow European Union leaders to help Italy in her quest.
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