Over 30 dead migrants found in Italy Southwestern Coast
The number of victims increase after a shipwreck occurred off Italy's southwestern coast near Calabria, reported on Sunday.
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Migrants disembark a boat on the Sicilian Island of Lampedusa, Italy July 24, 2020. (Reuters)
More than 30 illegal immigrants were found dead and 50 others were rescued after a shipwreck took place off Italy's southwestern coast near Calabria, media reported on Sunday.
The number of victims is still increasing as the search and rescue operations are still ongoing. More than 100 passengers boarded the ship, according to the Italian news agency Adnkronos.
Preliminary data shows that the migrants are from Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan.
Since the beginning of the year, more than 34,000 migrants have already arrived in the country by sea, in comparison with 25,500 during the same period last year. In total, over 67,000 people arrived in the Apennines via the Mediterranean last year, according to the Italian Interior Ministry.
Hundreds of other illegal immigrants are still arriving in Italy.
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