Migrant shipwreck near Libya

The World

A boat carrying nearly 300 migrants capsized off the coast of Libya on Thursday, and over 100 people are feared drowned. It’s the deadliest shipwreck in the Mediterranean so far this year. Sam Turner heads up Doctors Without Borders search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean, and explains the circumstances to The World’s host, Marco Werman. 

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