Saturday, April 30, 2016

70 migrants feared dead as rubber dinghy sinks off Libya, 26 rescued

Seventy migrants are believed to have perished in Libyan waters on Friday evening as the rubber dinghy they were travelling in sank, Italian media report.

Twenty-six other migrants were saved by an Italian merchant vessel, the Valle Bianca, which was sent on site by the Italian coastal authorities.

The boat was seven miles off the shore at Sabrata when the dinghy started taking in water, Italian media report.



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