Based on reports from survivors, authorities believe 180 to 200 people in total had been on board the vessel.
The remains of the boat destroyed by the waves of the stormy sea near Crotone, in Calabria, southern Italy, on Feb. 26, 2023.Some migrants who were saved from the shipwreck huddle together for warmth on Feb. 26, 2023.Agents of the Coast Guard, with volunteers from the Red Cross and Carabinieri try to recover the body of a migrant closed in a white bag, on Feb. 26, 2023.
Charity Doctors Without Borders , operating on the ground, said they were assisting several people who had lost relatives in the shipwreck. “We have cases of children who became orphans, such as a 12-year-old Afghan boy who lost his entire family, a family of nine people, including four siblings, parents and other close relatives,” said Sergio Di Dato, from MSF.
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