Dozens of migrants have been killed in a shipwreck off the coast of Italy
![Rescuers recover a body at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy, after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Rescue officials say dozens of migrants have died after their boat broke apart off southern Italy.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/02/26/ap23057336100337_wide-b03961779302935c39ff75143361192af99a5428.jpg?s=600)
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.
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