Italian coast guard says dozens dead after migrant craft crashes off coast, alleged human trafficker charged
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At least 60 migrants are reportedly dead, and at least one allege human trafficker among some 80 survivors has been charged after a makeshift wooden vessel crashed off Italy's coast.
The Italian Coast Guard previously said at least 43 migrants perished, while at least 80 others were recovered alive. Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
Manuela Curra, a provincial government official, told Reuters the craft left Izmir in eastern Turkey three or four days ago with between 140 and 150 people aboard. She added that most of those who survived the crash were from Afghanistan, as well as a few from Pakistan and a couple from Somalia. The nationalities of the deceased were not immediately confirmed.