30 die as refugee boat sinks off Libyan coast
15:05, 26/05/2016, Thursday
Yeni Şafak
The boat, reportedly packed with people from Africa, sink off Libya
Thirty refugees died on Thursday when a boat trafficking people to Italy sank off the Libyan coast , it has been reported.
This is in the second major boat disaster this month.
The boat was believed to have been packed with around 100 people when it overturned in a Mediterranean area called the Strait of Sicily, 35 naval miles off Libya.
The deadly incident was discovered when Mediterranean air patrols recognized the boat trafficking mishap from above.
Italian coast guard boats were immediately sent to help survivors.