More than 40 migrants, including a baby, have died with only about a dozen as survivors after their overloaded their boat sank in rough seas off southern Italy.
The vessel reportedly broke apart while trying to land with more than 100 people aboard near the coastal town of Crotone in the Calabria region.
Many bodies were reportedly recovered from the beach at a nearby seaside resort.
Large numbers of people fleeing conflict and poverty make the crossing from Africa to Italy each year.
