Refugee boat sinks with 34 dead near the coast of Italy

according to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, Western media reported another tragedy for refugees in the Mediterranean Sea.

After a yacht sank off the coast of Calabria in southern Italy on Monday night, more than 60 people disappeared and 11 people were rescued. The Coast Guard has now announced that a total of 34 people have died. The search for other missing persons continued.

Children were among the dead. Doctors Without Borders, citing survivors, reported that 66 people, including at least 26 children, were missing during this incident.

According to media reports, the origin of this boat is Turkey. and was drowned on the coast of Calabria. According to this aid organization, Afghan families are also among the disappeared. Another 10 bodies have been found in another overturned refugee boat near the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to the German refugee agency.

The UN refugee agency said. Last year, 3155 refugees drowned or went missing in the Mediterranean Sea. Since the beginning of this year, more than 1000 refugees have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea. But this year, the arrival of asylum seekers in Italy has decreased significantly.

Italy, like other European countries, has put very strict policies against asylum seekers. in order to stop the influx of refugees to this country.

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