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Migrant boat breaks apart off Italy; 33 bodies recovered, 58 survivors
Updated On: 26 February, 2023 04:20 PM IST | Rome | AP
The Italian news agency Lapresse later quoted unidentified officials among rescue forces as saying there could have been as many as 180 people aboard
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Rescuers recover a body at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy, after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Rescue officials say an undetermined number of migrants have died and dozens have been rescued after their boat broke apart off southern Italy. Pic/AP/PTI
The Italian coast guard and firefighters have recovered more than 30 bodies after a wooden migrant boat broke apart in rough seas on Sunday near the southern coast of Italy`s mainland, authorities reported.
State TV quoted the local prefect`s office as saying that by late morning 33 bodies had been recovered and 58 people were rescued.
The Italian news agency AGI said that among the bodies was that of a baby a few months old.
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