At Sea Italy Migration Shipwreck (CR)
11 migrants survive shipwreck off Italian coast, with search for missing still ongoing
By AP News
Published - Jun 18, 2024, 12:00 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 18, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT
Sixty-four people were missing at sea after a shipwreck off the Italian southern coast on Monday, United Nations' agencies said in a statement. In the shipwreck, which took place about 200 kilometres (125 miles) off Calabria, a boat that had set off from Turkey eight days earlier caught fire and overturned, the U.N. agencies said, citing survivors. The Italian Red Cross said overall 12 people were rescued although one person died. (AP video shot by Valeria Ferraro)
