Children among 59 people killed in sailboat crash off Italy’s coast
by Angela Giuffrida in Rome from World news | The Guardian on (#697WY)
Boat believed to be bringing refugees from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan struck rocks off coast of Calabria
Fifty-nine people, including a newborn baby and other children, have died after a wooden sailing boat believed to be carrying refugees crashed against rocks off the coast of Italy's Calabria region.
Many of the bodies were reported to have washed up on a tourist beach near Steccato di Cutro, while others were found at sea.
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