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Hundreds of East Africans Drown at Sea

Witnesses and survivors say the vessel, carrying as many as 500 people, overturned while heading to Italy.

  • East Africa:   500 Dead in Mediterranean Tragedy - UN

    DW, 20 April 2016

    The UN refugee agency has described the incident as "one of the worst tragedies involving refugees and migrants" in the past year. More migrants have taken up the route from North… Read more »

J.Björgvinsson/UNHCR

Ethiopian migrants (file photo).

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