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The death toll rose to at least 63 in the migrant tragedy off Italys southern coast after rescue crews recovered several more bodies Monday, driving home once again the desperate and dangerous boat crossings of people seeking to reach Europe..
At least eight of the dead were children who perished after a wooden boat broke up in stormy seas on the shoals off the Calabrian coast Sunday..
He just wants to know if he is dead or alive, Amin said.. Italian authorities rejected criticism of a delayed rescue, noting they had dispatched two rescue boats shortly after the European Unions border agency spotted the 20-foot (6-meter) boat Saturday night as it headed toward shore..
The first rescue crews to arrive were devastated by how many children had drowned, said Firefighter Inspector Giuseppe Larosa, who was on the beach Monday morning. He said the rescuers noticed that the bodies of the dead had scratches all over them, as if they had tried to hang onto the boat...
Italys government under Premier Giorgia Meloni, a far-right leader, has focused on trying to block migrant boats from departing, while discouraging humanitarian rescue vessels from working in the central Mediterranean where Libyan-based smugglers operate...
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