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Identities of 32 Afghans killed in Italy shipwreck confirmed: embassy
The Afghan Embassy in Italy has announced that the identities of 32 Afghan citizens who lost their lives in last week’s shipwreck have been confirmed.
Afghan ambassador under the former government met with a representative of the Italian Ministry of Interior during his trip to the site of the accident and demanded that the needs of the victims’ families be addressed.
A statement from the Afghan Embassy in Italy cited the Italian official as saying that there had been about 180 people on the boat, adding that 67 bodies including 32 Afghans had been recovered.
According to the statement, relatives of almost all the victims allowed the Italian authorities to bury the bodies in the cemetery in Crotone, Italy, and other cemeteries near the city.
The embassy added that five Afghan citizens were transferred to Croton hospital for treatment and 72 others were transferred to the immigration center in the city.