Death toll of Italian migrant boat wreck rises to 67 — Italy’s authorities

A photograph taken on February 28, 2023 shows the coffins of the migrants who died two days day before, after their boat sank off Italy's southern Calabria region, at the Crotone Palasport, the funeral home for the victims, in Steccato di Cutro, south of Crotone. (AFP)

CROTONE, Italy: The death toll of a recent migrant shipwreck near the southern Italian coast has risen to 67, Italian authorities said on Wednesday.
Provincial government officials said rescuers had found two more children, bringing the minor victims of Sunday’s tragedy to 16.
The vessel, which authorities believe was carrying up to 200 migrants, had set sail from Turkiye and sank in rough seas before dawn on Sunday near Steccato di Cutro, a seaside resort on the eastern coast of Calabria.