The crew of the Geo Barents vessel, run by charity Doctors Without Borders , found the corpses on an overcrowded boat 30 nautical miles off the Libyan coast.
They are believed to have died from suffocation after spending 13 hours on the boat's lower deck where there was an intense smell of fuel, MSF said in a statement.Some 186 people rescued in three separate operations in international waters will disembark in Messina, a port on the southern Italian island, MSF said."We hope they will get all the assistance they need," MSF said on Twitter, adding those who died will now have "a decent burial".
Italy has seen a sharp increase in boat migrants in recent weeks and the latest mass arrivals will put further pressure on Prime Minister Mario Draghi's government to secure an agreement with European Union partners over how to deal with the influx. Some 59,702 migrants have disembarked in Italy this year, according to interior ministry data, up from 32,476 in the same period in 2020.Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comSign up for our newsletter
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