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An accident involving an overloaded migrant boat that collided with reefs and broke apart near the southern Italian city of Crotone on Sunday has killed 59 people, the mayor said.

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The accident happened off the eastern coast of Italy's Calabria region, with many of the bodies found washed up on the shores of a resort in the province of Crotone.

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WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Around 30 bodies were seen floating in the rough seas off the southern coast of Italy this morning, with rescue officials saying they expect the death toll to rise through the day. The victims, who were from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, included a number of children, officials…

At least 59 people, including a baby, are among the bodies recovered after a boat believed to be carrying migrants from Iran and Afghanistan crashes into rocks near Calabria

At least 59 people died, including 12 children, when a wooden sailing boat carrying migrants to Europe crashed against rocks near the southern Italian coast early on Sunday, authorities said.

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