Hundreds of migrants feared dead in the Mediterranean, Italian President says

by reuters

ROME Europe

Apr 18, 2016 12:00 am GMT+3

A boat carrying migrants in the Mediterranean, February 12, 2015 (Reuters Photo)

by reuters

Apr 18, 2016 12:00 am

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.

Mattarella, speaking at a prize giving ceremony in Rome, said Europe needed to reflect in the face of "yet another tragedy in the Mediterranean in which, it seems, several hundred people have died." He did not give any further details.

The Italian coastguard said earlier on Monday they knew nothing about the reported disaster.

Last Update: Apr 18, 2016 2:16 pm

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