On Thursday, the Italian coast guard rescued around 750 migrants from two boats off the coast of Italy. Last month, a shipwreck off the Italian coast of Calabria killed at least 89 people, making it the worst maritime tragedy in recent history.
Survivors of the February 26 shipwreck off Steccato di Cutro in the southern Calabria region and a 17-year-old Pakistani national accused of smuggling have appeared in court.
Lawyers representing the families of victims of the migrant boat shipwreck off Cutro have presented a brief to prosecutors in which they urge the state attorney office to look into specific facts regarding the deadly incident that took place off the coast of Calabria on February 26.
The migrants who survived the recent shipwreck off Libya spent three days at sea without food or water, according to Doctors Without Borders. The organization shared the stories of survivors to whom they provided psychological support.
The 17 survivors of a deadly boat disaster off the coast of Libya arrived on Monday in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo. The Sea Watch NGO continues to blame the Italian government for the tragedy.
Approximately 5,000 people marched in Steccato di Cutro in southern Italy on March 11 in a protest organized by the Asylum Network (Rete Asilo) titled "Stop the massacre immediately". Nearly 80 people lost their lives in a shipwreck off Cutro two weeks ago.
Another arrest has been made in connection with a fatal shipwreck off the southern coast of Italy that killed at least 72 people last month. Meanwhile, there’s growing disagreement about where the remains of the victims should be buried.
Relatives of victims of last Sunday's (February 26) shipwreck off the southern coast of Italy scoured the beach for their loved ones' belongings. Most didn't find anything.
A few days after the shipwreck off the coasts of Calabria, UNICEF and Save the Children continue their activities supporting minors, women and families presently hosted by the First Reception Center for Asylum Seekers (CARA) in Crotone. That's according to a joint press release dated March 1.
At least two migrants were found dead after a ship carry 27 people sank off the Greek island of Kos on Wednesday.
Sunday's shipwreck off the Calabrian coast of Italy was one of the country's deadliest in years. Rescue workers say new laws governing Mediterranean rescue missions will increase the number of these types of wrecks.
Survivors of last Sunday's shipwreck off the coasts of Calabria recount to Doctors without Borders the tragic stories of their companions who died at sea. The NGO is providing assistance to survivors at the Isola di Carp Rizzuto shelter.