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| The infra-red camera shows rescuers trying to locate survivors in the water. It is thought the boat, heading towards Malta, capsized when passengers moved to one side of the vessel which lead it to overturn |
Hundreds of
terrified migrants drowned on board a smuggler boat because they were
locked in the ship's hold when it capsized, a survivor revealed today.
More
than 900 people – including 200 women and up to 50 children – are
feared dead after the boat overturned in the one of the worst maritime
disasters since the end of World War Two.
In
the wake of the tragedy, Britain faced pressure to end its 'immoral'
opposition to rescue operations in the Mediterranean as only 28
passengers were rescued after their overcrowded fishing boat tipped over
at night on its way from Libya to Italy.
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