Dozens dead after migrant boat breaks apart near Italian coast

Rome | A wooden boat crowded with migrants smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart before dawn on Sunday off the Italian coast, authorities said. Rescuers recovered nearly 60 bodies, and dozens more people were missing in the rough waters.

Officials feared the death toll could top 100 since some survivors indicated the boat had as many as 200 passengers when it set out from Turkey, United Nations refugee and migration agencies said.

AP