Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was criticized on social media for the celebratory mood at the birthday party of Infrastructure and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini. writer Euractiv. According to the portal, politicians were criticized for singing and having fun during the crash of a boat carrying immigrants off the Italian coast of Calabria, which killed at least 76 people.
As noted, journalist Selvaggia Lucarelli, especially on social networks, condemned Meloni and Salvini to celebrate rather than visit the site of the tragedy. According to him, the politicians in the party sang “La canzone di Marinella” by Fabrizio De André, which was inspired by the story of a Calabrian immigrant found dead in a river.
According to Euractiv, questions began to arise about the crash of a boat with migrants – portal sources at the European agency Frontex claim that the Italian authorities have received adequate warnings about the danger to the ship on the coast of the country. At the same time, Roma says the agency did not clearly indicate the danger and that no distress signal was received from the boat.
It was previously reported to be off the southern coast of Italy. collapsed A boat with up to 150 emigrants.