Survivors of Libya shipwreck brought ashore in Italy

Migrants who survived a deadly shipwreck in the central Mediterranean disembark in the Sicilian harbour of Pozzallo, Italy, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello

ROME (Reuters) -Seventeen migrants rescued after the latest deadly shipwreck in the Mediterranean were brought ashore by the Italian authorities on Monday as Italy faced criticism for its response to the crisis.

Those rescued were taken to the Sicilian town of Pozzallo, Italian newswire ANSA reported, and said they were all originally from Bangladesh.