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Added on the 12/02/2015 03:46:10 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media
At least 300 migrants are feared dead in Mediterranean waters after they tried to reach Europe from Africa, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Nearly 350 migrants trying to reach the coast of Italy are rescued at sea by a Malta-based NGO. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Hundreds are feared dead after a couple of Italy-bound boats packed with predominantly African migrants sank off the coast of Libya on Wednesday and Thursday.
As many as 700 migrants are feared dead after their boat capsized 70 miles from the Libyan coast, prompting leaders to call for emergency talks to discuss the immigration crisis. Jillian Kitchener reports.
About 400 migrants have died when their boat capsized while trying to reach Italy from Libya, survivors said on Tuesday, according to reporting by Reuters.