400 migrants drown in the Mediterranean

Cairo, (IINA) - Dozens of African migrants have reportedly drowned after four boats carrying 400 people capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, Daily Mail reported Monday.
Most of the 400 migrants aboard the boats were fleeing from Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea and had been hoping to reach Italy.
Somali media reports say that rescue workers have only managed to save 29 passengers from the waters after the shocking incident.
Over 400 migrants are thought to have drowned, the Somali ambassador to Egypt told BBC Arabic, adding that the embassy is investigating the incident.
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