About 50 bodies were found in the hull of a migrant boat that was
rescued off Libya's northern coast on Wednesday, adding to the more than
2 400 people who have perished at sea this year making the dangerous
Mediterranean crossing to Europe.
Italy's coast guard says the
Swedish ship Poseiden, which is taking part in the EU's Triton
Mediterranean operation, rescued 439 people from the ship on Wednesday.
The
rescue was one of 10 requests for assistance that arrived at the coast
guard's operations centre as Libya-based smugglers take advantage of
calm seas to send boats overloaded with migrants to Europe.
The toll was similar to the estimated 40 migrants who died, apparently from fuel fumes, on August 15.
Migrants
by the tens of thousands are braving the perilous journey across the
Mediterranean this year, hoping to reach Europe and be granted asylum.
They are fleeing war, persecution and poverty in the Middle East, Africa
and Asia.
The UN refugee agency says more than 2 400 people have died at sea so this year.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
About 50 bodies found in hull of migrant ship
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