Grief-stricken survivors of a migrant shipwreck in Italy bid a moving farewell to the victims' coffins, which were laid out in an indoor sports arena in the southern city of Crotone
"I've felt very affected by this situation. I didn't come only this morning, I have been here for days and I've seen how the number of dead has been rising," Giovanni Antonio Marsala, a 53-year-old resident of Crotone, told Reuters.
In Italy, controversy raged over whether the coast guard and police could have done more to prevent the shipwreck. Crotone port authority commander Vittorio Aloi told journalists that all correct procedures were followed.
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