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11 migrants drown as boat capsizes off Egypt

CAIRO: Eleven would-be migrants from Syria and Africa drowned when a boat bound for Europe capsized off the Egyptian port of Baltim, security and medical officials said on Sunday. The coastguard took into custody 15 survivors identified as Syrians, Egyptian and people of other African nationalities after the sinking of

By our correspondents
October 12, 2015
CAIRO: Eleven would-be migrants from Syria and Africa drowned when a boat bound for Europe capsized off the Egyptian port of Baltim, security and medical officials said on Sunday.
The coastguard took into custody 15 survivors identified as Syrians, Egyptian and people of other African nationalities after the sinking of the trawler on Saturday night.
The International Migration Organisation said late last month that since January nearly 474,000 people had braved perilous trips across the Mediterranean to reach Europe.