Italian coast guard reports 20 dead after latest migrant capsizing

The Italian coast guard says at least 20 migrants have died after their vessel capsized off Libya's coast.

Italian coast guard reports 20 dead after latest migrant capsizing

The Italian coast guard says at least 20 migrants have died after their vessel capsized off Libya's coast.

The coast guard said the ship was carrying about 500 people. At a certain point, either a wave hit or the migrants shifted to one side and about 200 of them ended up in the water.

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