Boats Carrying 400 Refugees Sunk in Mediterranean
Four boats setting off from Egypt for Italy carrying around 400 refugees has sunk in the Mediterranean. 29 people have been rescued.
The four boat carrying as many as 400 refugees en route from Egypt to Italy has sunk in the Meditarranean.
According to Daily Mail daily citing Somalian press, aid officialy could save only 29.
Those on the boats were predominantly from Somali, Eritrea, and Ethiopia.
Somali's Ambassador to Egypt speaking to BBC Arabic has said estimatedly over 400 people have been drowned to death.
Some Twitter users speaking Somalian have reportedly uploaded the names of the deceased refugees on social media.
* Photos: BBC Somali, Daily Mail
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