60 migrants presumed dead after boat engine fire at the Libyan coast
Rome, March 23 (10:58 PM PKT) (AFP/APP): Roughly 60 migrants are presumed dead after their boat engine caught fire off the Libyan coast during an attempted Mediterranean crossing, a rescue charity said on Tuesday. Alarm Phone, a volunteer-run Mediterranean rescue hotline, said it had spoken to survivors of the March 18 accident in which the engine of a wooden boat carrying more than 100 people caught fire. “Several survivors reported to Alarm Phone that there had been more victims than survivors,” the group said in a statement. Also on Tuesday, European humanitarian group SOS Mediterranee said Italy would allow 116 migrants to leave … Continue reading 60 migrants presumed dead after boat engine fire at the Libyan coast
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