Ninety-four migrants, dozens of them children, lost their lives at sea on February 26, 2023 when their overcrowded boat was smashed to pieces on a sand bank in rough weather on Italy’s Calabrian coast. Among those who died were the Zainal family from Afghanistan, Wazir Ahmad Zainal, his wife, their 7-year-old son, and 3-year-old daughter. (AP Video shot by Luigi Navarra and Valeria Ferraro) (Production by Trisha Thomas)
Afghan migrant mourns relatives lost at sea as UN agency announces record numbers of migrant deaths
Ninety-four migrants, dozens of them children, lost their lives at sea on February 26, 2023 when their overcrowded boat was smashed to pieces on a sand bank in rough weather on Italy’s Calabrian coast. Among those who died were the Zainal family from Afghanistan, Wazir Ahmad Zainal, his wife, their 7-year-old son, and 3-year-old daughter. (AP Video shot by Luigi Navarra and Valeria Ferraro) (Production by Trisha Thomas)