Libya: Hundreds feared dead as migrant boat capsizes

Lars77

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Tue May-10-11 02:17 AM
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Libya: Hundreds feared dead as migrant boat capsizes

Source: BBC

Several hundred people are feared to have drowned off Libya, after a boat carrying some 600 refugees trying to reach Europe broke up at sea on Friday.

The UN's refugee agency said 16 bodies, including two babies, had been found.

The UNHCR has said all ships using the Mediterranean should be ready to assist such vessels, as thousands continue to flee North Africa in inadequate boats.

Nato has denied claims that its naval units left dozens of migrants to die aboard another boat in distress.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13332536

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