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Afghan migrant mourns relatives lost at sea as UN agency announces record numbers of migrant deaths | AP News

Afghan migrant mourns relatives lost at sea as UN agency announces record numbers of migrant deaths | AP News

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)

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)