Number of people dead and dozens missing after two shipwrecks off coast of Italy

At least 17 people have died and about 60 are missing - including many children - after two ships were wrecked off the coast of southern Italy.

A rescue ship run by a German aid group picked up 51 people thought to be migrants from a sinking wooden vessel in the first of two shipwrecks.

RESQSHIP said two of the 51 were unconscious and had to be "cut free with an axe".

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[BlackGriffin]

Return EVERY migrant immediately and it will stop.

[Arthur_King_of_the_Britons]

So 77 people on the boat, 74 were fighting age males. Funny sort of 'refugee' demographic...

[gingerjessy]

An elderly couple had their yacht stolen and were attacked and tossed overboard recently by 3 african convicts. Who would stop and help these people and risk the same outcome?

[darrenhopkins]

Illegal migrant croosings are not shipwrecks

[thomjarman]

Oh shocking, all those doctors and engineers!

[bradentour]

Fix your countries, instead of taking the coward's way out 👍🏼

[Elderly-Marian-in-UK]

It's sad that illegal immigrants died, but there's not much sympathy from people in countries they invade via illegal immigration.

[securityrobot]

Ah well, never mind. They’re the architects of their own tragedy.

[PeteBogg]

Why leave Turkey, is it poor or at war, no. Is it closer to their own culture, yes.

[nellyfootlong]

Omg. 😢

But don't appear illegally in countries and this wouldn't happen 😢

[rapidwaves]

If they are strong enough to travel and leave there own country they are strong enough to build there own country into something better! if they have the money to leave they have the money to build in their own country. Opportunists .

[missg]

zero sympathy.another lot who aren't welcome in the countries they invade.

[piandsquareroottutoring]

Would not happened had they stayed at their place of origin..RIP...

[thefrener]

Someone in the rescued group is the pilot of the boat.

[Edwards]

Somebody in Turkey is missing a boat, I hope they came to no harm when it was stolen from them

[peterdowdall]

A hotel in England will be gutted by this news

[susanshone]

Should not have come they were warned of the dangers

[michaelotoo]

float on who cares it's not my fault

[crownethorne]

Boo hoo! I wonder how they came across a decent boat like that, obviously it wasn’t stollen or anything like that 🙄🥱💅🏼

[Robert-Downey-Syndrome]

This does not reach the level of a 'tragedy' I've run out of sympathy. Enjoy your soup.