September 28, 2016 12:23 PM

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Egypt: Death toll of capsized migrant boat in Mediterranean rises to 202

In Egypt, the death toll of the capsized migrant boat in Mediterranean sea has risen to 202, as the rescue workers raised the wreck of the boat and recovered at least 33 bodies today. The Egyptian military said 163 people had been rescued. Survivors said up to 450 migrants had been crowded aboard the fishing trawler when it keeled over off the port city of Rosetta on September 14. <br/><br/>The United Nations' refugee agency said most of those rescued were Egyptians but they also included migrants from Sudan, Eritrea, Syria and Ethiopians. United Nations Human Rights Council, UNHRC, said the loss of life faced by refugees and migrants on Mediterranean smuggling routes has increased. UNHRC says, increasing mixed migration flows through Egypt are of major concern.

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