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Eight dead, 'many' missing in new Med migrant drama

Published: 22 Nov 2016 - 03:25 pm | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 08:49 pm
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AFP

Rome: At least eight people died and "many" more are missing feared dead after the latest migrant boat dramas in the Mediterranean, Italy's coastguard and the Italian Red Cross said Tuesday.

The coastguard said one of its boats had recovered seven bodies and another person had died on a rescue boat operated by Malta-based NGO MOAS, while the Red Cross said survivors' accounts suggested "many" people were unaccounted for.