At least 133 bodies recovered from Egypt migrant shipwreck

September 23, 2016 20:12

The death toll from a migrant boat disaster off Egypt's coast climbed to 133 today as rescuers recovered more bodies from the Mediterranean.

Survivors have said up to 450 migrants were on board the overcrowded fishing vessel that was heading to Italy from Egypt when it keeled over off the port city of Rosetta on Wednesday.

"The death toll from the illegal migrant boat that capsized off the coast of Rosetta... has reached 133," the health ministry said in a statement.

The military said it had rescued 163 survivors. Recovery attempts were continuing.

Rescuers had said search operations would focus on the boat's hold where witnesses said around 100 people had been when the vessel flipped over.

Authorities have arrested four suspected people traffickers over the tragedy, the latest in what the UN refugee agency expects to be the deadliest year on record for the Mediterranean.

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