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Photo Story: Italian President pays homage to victims of shipwreck off Italy’s southern coast

cde.news desk 2 March 2023, 15:20 · 1 min read

epa10498540 A handout photo made available by the Quirinal Press Office shows Italian President Sergio Mattarella paying homage to the victims who died in a migrant shipwreck, at the Crotone Palasport, the funeral home for the victims, in Crotone, Italy, 02 March 2023. At least 67 migrants died after their overloaded boat sank early on 26 February 2023 in stormy seas off Italy's southern Calabria region. EPA-EFE/FRANCESCO AMMENDOLA / QUIRINAL PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

A handout photo made available by the Quirinal Press Office shows Italian President Sergio Mattarella, at the Crotone Palasport, the funeral home for the victims, in Crotone, Italy, 02 March 2023.

At least 67 migrants died after their overloaded boat sank early on 26 February 2023 in stormy seas off Italy’s southern Calabria region.

Via EPA-EFE/FRANCESCO AMMENDOLA / QUIRINAL PRESS OFFICE

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Photo Story: Italian President pays homage to victims of shipwreck off Italy’s southern coast

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