TRAGEDY : BOAT CAPSIZES, KILLS 29!

A boat carrying around 600 people has
capsized off Egypt’s coast, killing at least 29,
officials said today, in the latest disaster to
befall migrants attempting to cross to Europe.
The boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea off
Burg Rashid, a village in the northern Beheira
province.
Of the 29 bodies found so far, 18 were men,
10 were women and one was a child, local
officials said.
“Initial information indicates that the boat
sank because it was carrying more people
than its limit.
The boat tilted and the migrants fell into the
water,” a senior security official in Beheira
told Reuters.
Rescue workers have so far saved 150
people. The boat was carrying Egyptian,
Syrian, and African migrants, officials said.
It was not immediately clear where the boat
was headed, though officials said they
believed it was going to Italy.




Source :naijaloaded
Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE