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Italian opposition seeks more EU intervention after tragic migrant shipwreck

Funeral parlour employees load a coffin containing the body of a deceased migrant, into a van on February 26, 2023 near the beach of Steccato di Cutro, south of Crotone where the shipwreck took place. AFP - ALESSANDRO SERRANO

Sunday’s shipwreck off Italy’s southern coast – which claimed the lives of at least 60 people including many children – has prompted calls for the EU to show responsibility and humanity in taking concrete measures to deal with migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

Rescue crews were on Monday continuing their search by sea and air for the dozens of people believed still missing from Sunday’s shipwreck off the Calabrian coast.

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