Up to 700 people are feared dead after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean. The boat sank off the Libyan Coast and was carrying migrants across. 24 people have confirmed dead, whilst 28 have been saved. The fishing boat was 66ft in length and is believed to have overturned after passengers moved to one side to signal a passing Portuguese merchant ship. Italian coast guards are are coordinating rescue searches involving dozens of Italy and Malta's Navy vessels. One survivor told rescuers there were 700 people on board however it is unknown how many passengers were on board.
Personally, I think the story needs to be looked in more as a big scare has been created over the possibility of 700 people being feared dead, however this is only from one survivor guessing how many people were on board. The total number of passengers is yet to be clarified amongst survivors yet I think it is still being prematurely labelled by the Daily Mail as 'one of the worst disasters of the Mediterranean migrant crisis.'
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