Sunday, May 29, 2016

700 Migrants Feared Drown In The Mediterranean Trying To Cross To Europe



VOA: 700 Migrants Feared Drowned Trying to Cross Mediterranean

More than 700 migrants are feared to have drowned this week in three separate ship wrecks in the Mediterranean Sea as they tried to reach Europe in smuggling boats, according to the U.N. refugee agency.

Around 100 of those migrants came from a smuggler’s boat that sank Wednesday, while another 550 are missing from a boat that capsized Thursday morning on its way from Libya.

Italian police arrested the captain of the second boat, identified as a 28-year-old Sudanese man, after survivors pointed him out.

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WNU Editor: This disaster is not going to dissuade others from trying to flee.

More News On Reports That Hundreds Of Migrants Have Drowned In The Past Few Days While Trying To cross The Mediterranean

UN: 700 Migrants Feared Dead in Mediterranean Shipwrecks -- AP
European migrant crisis:: Shipwrecks 'kill up to 700 migrants' -- BBC
More than 700 migrants killed in shipwreck disasters in under a week - including 550 on boat with no engine which capsized off Italy as it was being towed by smugglers -- Daily Mail
Up to 700 migrants feared dead in the Mediterranean in just three days -- Telegraph
Over 700 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks, UN says -- RT
Europe Refugee Crisis: Over 700 Migrants Feared Dead In Shipwrecks Off Libyan Coast, UN Says -- IBTimes

1 comment:

Young Communist said...

Double of the victim of Berlin Wall in one day, in this giant "Berlin Wall" called Mediterranean Sea.

Victim of the "West", and not only communist think that.