In the news of a sinking ship with illegal immigrants, the number of human casualties increases. Last Minute WORLD headlines and events

The death toll is rising in a boat carrying migrants that left Izmir and sank off the southern coast of Italy. Authorities say at least 64 people, including 14 children, have died in the incident so far.

“We will continue to scan the sea surface until we are sure that everyone has been found,” said Rocco Mortaro, an Italian diving team involved in search and rescue operations.

So far, 80 people have been rescued from a boat carrying illegal immigrants that is said to have departed from Izmir. Most of the immigrants are said to be from Afghanistan, Iran, Somalia and Syria. It is known that the ship sank on Sunday morning near the resort town of Steccato di Cutro.

The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said that 20 Pakistani citizens were found on the sinking boat, 16 of them were rescued, and 4 people are still missing.

This great tragedy made us talk again about the immigration policy of European countries and Italy. In a statement, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called on the union to stop ships carrying migrants arriving in Europe and thus stop the deaths, in a letter he wrote to the institutions of the European Union.

“The more people who travel, the higher the risk of death,” Meloni said. “To deal with this seriously, you need to prevent these boats from sailing like people,” he said.

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