Over 400 refugees from Somalia en route to Italy drown in Mediterranean

April 18, 2016 16:31

Hundreds of refugees are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their boats capsized on the way to Europe, a Somali ambassador has said. More than 400 refugees are thought to have drowned, the Somali ambassador to Egypt told BBC Arabic. Reports say the refugees were fleeing to Italy from Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea in four boats which were ill-equipped for the journey.

Pic: This September 2015 picture shows migrants disembark a train at Frankfurt station. The train had left from Budapest's Keleti station.

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