When a wooden sailing boat carrying migrants from Turkey to Europe crashed into rocks close to the southern Italian coast, at least 58 people perished, including 12 children. Other migrants were still unaccounted for, according to reports from survivors.Despite the terrible weather, emergency services are still scouring the sea and the coastline. 59 persons have been confirmed dead, leaving 81 survivors and 20 hospitalized, including one in intensive care. Shipwreck in Southern Italy
When the migrants were first found on the shoreline, a baby just a few months old was among them. It was also initially unknown how many women and children were among the dead. Some 140 to 150 individuals were on board, according to the survivors.Around four days prior, the ship left the western port of Izmir with passengers from Iran, Afghanistan, and a number of other nations. It sank under rough waves at Steccato di Cutro, a seaside town on the eastern coast of Calabria, the region that makes up the toe of Italy's boot.The boat was initially seen, according to Italian police, by a Frontex-operated plane around 74 kilometers (46 miles) off the coast. Patrol boats were sent to approach it, but poor weather forced them to retrace their steps and return to port.Then, authorities activated search teams along the coast. A long stretch of the coastline was covered in the wreckage from the wooden Turkish sailing boat known as a gulet. Shipwreck in Southern Italy
Antonio Ceraso, the mayor of Cutro, claimed to have seen a horrific scene that he would never want to see again, with the wooden gulet’s debris strewn across a significant section of coastline. The Guardia di Finanza customs police claim that one survivor has been taken into custody on charges of human trafficking.For more updates, please keep visiting our website www.topstoriesworld.com, where we provide unbiased, trustworthy, and top stories of the world.
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Shipwreck in Southern Italy
When the migrants were first found on the shoreline, a baby just a few months old was among them. It was also initially unknown how many women and children were among the dead. Some 140 to 150 individuals were on board, according to the survivors.
Around four days prior, the ship left the western port of Izmir with passengers from Iran, Afghanistan, and a number of other nations. It sank under rough waves at Steccato di Cutro, a seaside town on the eastern coast of Calabria, the region that makes up the toe of Italy's boot.
The boat was initially seen, according to Italian police, by a Frontex-operated plane around 74 kilometers (46 miles) off the coast. Patrol boats were sent to approach it, but poor weather forced them to retrace their steps and return to port.
Then, authorities activated search teams along the coast. A long stretch of the coastline was covered in the wreckage from the wooden Turkish sailing boat known as a gulet.
Shipwreck in Southern Italy
Antonio Ceraso, the mayor of Cutro, claimed to have seen a horrific scene that he would never want to see again, with the wooden gulet’s debris strewn across a significant section of coastline. The Guardia di Finanza customs police claim that one survivor has been taken into custody on charges of human trafficking.
For more updates, please keep visiting our website www.topstoriesworld.com, where we provide unbiased, trustworthy, and top stories of the world.
