At least 40 ppl died as migrant ship sank

The media has reported that at least 40 people have died after a migrant shipwreck off the eastern coast of Italy’s Calabria region.

According to the reports more than 100 people were aboard the ship, and arounded 50 of them have survived.

The vessel, bringing migrants from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, crashed against rocks during rough sea weather, an Italian news oulet, Adnkronos reported.

Several days ago, the corpses of 18 migrans of Afghanistan had been found in Bulgaria.