Sunday 19 April 2015

Migrant Boat With Hundreds Aboard Capsizes in Mediterranean

A yet-to-be-confirmed details of fishing boat packed with an estimated 700 people seeking haven in Europe capsized north of the Libyan coast. If confirmed, this tragedy will become the most deadly that has ever occurred  in the Mediterranean Sea.

Italy and Malta have deployed navy and coast guard ships in an effort to rescue survivors. Matteo Renzi,  Italian Prime Minister told the press on Sunday in Rome that 24 bodies had been recovered and 28 people had been rescued.

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