UNHCR alarmed at death toll from boat sinkings in the Mediterranean
News Stories, 16 September 2014
(UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency is alarmed at the death toll from boat sinkings in the Mediterranean in recent days, which underlines the need for collective European action to avoid further loss of lives at sea.
According to information received by UNHCR from coastguards, five shipwrecks occurred over the weekend, leaving between 650 and 850 people dead or missing,although the figures are
constantly, being revised upwards.
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