The death toll rises on the migrant boat that sank over the weekend in Italy
According to news from the Italian news agency ANSA, search and rescue teams found the lifeless body of a girl in the sea this morning off the town of Steccato di Cutro. Thus, the death toll in the incident reached 67.
Meanwhile, the search continues for missing immigrants in the region where the accident occurred.
On the other hand, the bodies of those who lost their lives in the event were opened to offer condolences to the people of the region and their surviving relatives of the accident at the local gym.
Flowers were seen being left on coffins lined up on the gymnasium floor, and Muslim and Christian clergy prayed together.
It was observed that the relatives of some immigrants who survived the incident could not control their tears.
THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR IS REQUESTED
Discussions about whether it was too late to intervene before the migrant boat sank continue on the country’s agenda.
The reason why the Italian Coast Guard teams did not start a rescue operation on the ship carrying the migrants, which was detected by a patrol plane belonging to the European Union (EU) border protection agency. , Frontex, on the night of Saturday February 25, remains on the agenda.
Although Frontex announced that the necessary notification to Italy was made, the Italian Coast Guard Command stated that they were not informed of any dangerous situation.
The Coast Guard also argued that the established rules were followed.
Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, in his speech before parliament’s constitutional affairs committee, said that Frontex did not report any dangerous situations in its first notification about the ship in question, and that weather conditions subsequently deteriorated.
Elly Schlein, the new secretary general of the Democratic Party, which is the main opposition party and the umbrella party of the centre-left, said in her speech to the commission that they trust the judiciary and that Minister Piantedosi must resign.
IRREGULAR MIGRATION LETTER FROM MELONI TO THE EU
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who wrote a letter to the EU, stated that a European policy for illegal immigration and irregular migrants must be determined, saying: “At the extraordinary Council of the EU last February, we identified some measures that were going to in the right direction, but here the time factor is decisive. Concrete, powerful and innovative initiatives are essential to combat illegal migratory movements. At the same time, urgent extraordinary financial resources must be allocated to countries of origin and transit so that they can actively cooperate.” she used her statements.
Meloni emphasized that the issue of irregular migration should not be left in the hands of organized crime organizations and human traffickers.