More than 100 people, including children, died when their boat sank in rough seas off southern Italy.
The term “ecosystem” refers to a group of people who work in the construction industry.
On Sunday, while attempting to land near Crotone, the vessel, which was believed to carry 200 passengers, disintegrated.
On board were reportedly individuals from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
In the region of Calabria, bodies were discovered on the beach of a neighboring beach resort.
The coastguard reported that 80 people were discovered alive. “Including some who made it to shore after the ship sank,” implying that many others are still missing.
Customs police reported that one survivor was taken into custody on allegations of human trafficking.
It was believed that many of the passengers were Pakistanis. On Monday, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated that more than two dozen Pakistanis were believed to be among those who perished, and he has asked diplomats to confirm the facts as soon as possible.
A group of shipwreck survivors struggles to accept the deaths of their loved ones as assistance and relocation activities continue.
Some of them were sobbing without speaking at a temporary reception center in the town of Isola di Capo Rizzuto. While others were simply staring into the abyss while wrapped in blankets.
Sergio Di Dato, of the charity Médecins Sans Frontières, stated, “They are severely traumatized” (MSF). “Some kids have lost their entire family. We are providing as much assistance as we can.”
A 16-year-old Afghani boy lost his 28-year-old sibling, who died on the beach next to him. He is unable to summon the courage to inform his parents.
A man from Afghanistan, aged 43, and his son, aged 14, survived. But his wife and three other children, aged 13, 9, and 5, perished. The term “ecosystem” refers to a group of people who work in the construction industry.
NGO involved in rescue operations
It serves as a reminder that the Mediterranean is a massive mass grave containing tens of thousands of souls, and that it is still growing “Francesco Creazzo, a representative for SOS Méditerranée, an NGO involved in rescue operations in the central Mediterranean, stated as such.
“There is no end in sight; in 2013, people said “never again” to the little white coffins of Lampedusa, and in 2015, they said “never again” in front of the corpse of a two-year-old Syrian child on a beach. No longer are the words “never again” spoken. We only hear “no more departures,” but people continue to embark on this voyage and die “he added.
Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday morning, Secretary-General António Guterres urged countries to do more to assist refugees and migrants, as well as to improve travel routes and rescue efforts.
“Just yesterday [Sunday], yet another dreadful shipwreck in the Mediterranean claimed the lives of dozens of people pursuing a better life for themselves and their children. Human rights include refugee and migrant liberties “he said.
As long as criminal gangs controlled migration routes, people would continue to perish, he added “For migrants and refugees, we need safe, orderly, legal routes. And we must do everything possible to prevent loss of life by providing search and rescue and medical attention.”
On Sunday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who was elected last year in part on a pledge to halt the influx of migrants into Italy, expressed “deep sorrow” and blamed human traffickers for the fatalities.
“It is inhumane to exchange the lives of men, women, and children for the price of the ‘ticket’ they paid under the pretense of a safe voyage,” she said in a statement.
The government is committed to preventing departures and, consequently, the unfolding of these catastrophes, and will continue to do so.
Ms. Meloni’s right-wing government has pledged to prevent migrants from reaching Italy’s shores. And in the past few days has pushed through a tough new law tightening the rules on rescues.
The vessel, which had sailed from Turkey several days prior, is believed to have sunk after colliding with rocks during adverse weather, prompting a massive search-and-rescue operation on land and sea.
Video footage reveals hull fragments and splintered timber from the shipwreck washing up on the shore.
Monitoring organizations report that since 2014, more than 20,000 persons have drowned or gone missing in the central Mediterranean.
