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Migrant Bodies Wash Ashore in Italy

by VOA News

   At least 30 people have died following the shipwreck of a migrant
   vessel off the eastern coast of Italy's Calabria region.

   Some of the bodies washed ashore Sunday at a seaside resort in the
   province of Crotone, while other bodies remained in the water as
   emergency workers searched for survivors.

   The Adnkronos news agency reports the ship was carrying 100 people from
   Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan and 50 people have been rescued.