400 migrants - including children - drowned in boat tragedy off Libya - Telegraph
The migrants died 24 hours after leaving Libya, with survivors saying several young males were among the victims after their boat capsized
Up to 400 illegal migrants died after their vessel capsized off the Libyan coast on Sunday, survivors who were brought to Italy said, where tension is mounting over a surge in boat arrivals from north Africa.
The Italian coastguard on Monday said they had managed to rescue 145 on the sunken vessel, while nine bodies were also recovered.
The International Organisation for Migration and the charity Save the Children said between 144 and 150 survivors arrived at Reggio Calabria, on Italy's southern tip, on Tuesday morning.
"There were 400 victims in this shipwreck, which occurred 24 hours after (their vessel) left the Libyan coast," Save the Children said in a statement, citing survivors. "There were several young males, probably minors, among the victims" and also children among those rescued, the international NGO said. Read More at 400 migrants
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