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Boats capsise off Libyan city, hundred feared dead
August 28, 2015
Hundreds of people are feared dead after two boats carrying up to 500 migrants capsized off the Libyan city of Zuwara, residents and officials say.
The first boat, which signalled for help early on Thursday, had nearly 50 people on board.The second overcrowded boat, which sank much later, had about 400 passengers.