UN says up to 500 may have drowned in Mediterranean

2015 file photo shows officers of the Irish Navy ship Le Eithne rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean Source: AAP

The United Nations Refugee agency (UNHCR) says migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean last week when human traffickers crammed people onto an already overcrowded ship, causing it to sink. After talking to survivors, the UNHCR says the overall death toll might be much higher...

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