At least 58 migrants die, including children, after boat breaks apart off southern Italy

Manuela Curra, a provincial government official, said 81 people survived, with 20 hospitalised including one person in intensive care

The wreckage from a capsized boat washes ashore at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy. Picture: AP Photo/Giuseppe Pipita

At least 58 migrants, including children, have drowned after their boat broke up off the southern coast of Italy's mainland.

Manuela Curra, a provincial government official, told Reuters that 81 people survived, with 20 hospitalised including one person in intensive care.