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International migration group claims 300 drown on Libyan coast

About 300 people are missing as per the reports released by the International migration group on Tuesday as the Libyan officials’ reports that three boats sank and most of the people on the boats were from Italy.

The spokesman from Libya said “strong winds and overcrowding of boats could be a reason for the sinking of the boats.” Libyan coast guards claimed they rescued at least 350 people but the exact figure of missing passenger is still unknown. A report from Egypt said “at least 10 people on the boasts were from Egypt.”