About 400 African migrants lost their lives after boat the boat they were travelling with capsized off Libya coast. Charity group Save The Children estimated that some 400 people died in the tragic incident. Survivors say the boat was carrying around 550 passengers. Favio Di Giacomo, a spokesman for the International Organsation for Migration said, between 114 and 150 survivors arrived Tuesday at Reggio Calabrica port. Intial investigations indicate the boat may have capsized after passengers started moving when they saw the Italian resued team, AFP reported. Most of the survivors were " young men, probably minors" and most of the migrants are fron Sub Sahara Africans.
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