At least 58 migrants are now believed to have died after a boat broke apart in rough seas off Italy's southern coast, according to updated reports.
The Italian coast guard has recovered 45 bodies, RAI state radio reported, although the BBC reported the figure to be far higher and include a baby. Rescuers said so far there were some 80 survivors.
Quoting unidentified port authorities near the coastal town of Crotone, in Calabria, the toe of the Italian peninsula, RAI said the boat was carrying 120 migrants when it ran into trouble at dawn in the Ionian sea.
