The number of people who died from the crash Immigrants near the south coast Italy rose to 64, two eyewitnesses reported today.

The body of another man was found at sea after a wooden boat carrying migrants to Europe sank early Sunday morning. The boat crashed on the rocks near Stecato di Cutro, a seaside resort on the east coast of Calabria.

On the boat were people from Afghanistan, Iran and several other countries, among the victims, as stated by the Italian authorities, 12 children.

At the moment, 64 dead have been found, 80 people have been rescued. Based on reports from survivors, authorities believe there were between 180 and 200 people on board.

According to Italian media, one of the slave traders who organized this trip of more than two hundred immigrants and refugees, which ended in tragedy, was arrested in Calabria on Monday.

Mattarella: EU finally take action

“I mourn the dead, express my closeness to the shipwrecked, to whom we must ensure proper reception, and I want to thank the rescuers,” Italian President Sergio Mattarella wrote in a written message regarding the wreck.

At the same time, Sergio Mattarella asked for efforts to address the causes of migration flows such as war, poverty, persecution, terrorism and the effects of climate change.

“It is all the more necessary for the European Union to take responsibility for the concrete management of the phenomenon of migration, finally, in order to remove its control from traffickers, making direct efforts in the field of migration policy and supporting cooperation for the development of countries from which these young people are forced to leave due to lack of prospects.

^{Source: APE-MEB, Reuters}