April 18, 2016 11:47 pm | Updated October 18, 2016 02:08 pm IST - ROME:
Several hundred people appear to have died in a new migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said on Monday.
Unconfirmed media reports earlier on Monday spoke of up to 400 victims from boats which capsized near the Egyptian coast as they attempted to sail to Europe in search of a better life.
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