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May 9, 2017

Up to 200 Refugees May Have Drowned in Mediterranean Over Weekend
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In Libya, the bodies of several refugees, including one infant, have
washed up onto the shore, as hundreds more are feared to have drowned in
the Mediterranean over the weekend. This is a spokesperson from the
United Nations High Commission on Refugees.

Medea Savary: "We're still trying to get more information from the
people that will disembark over the coming day to see if there are
survivors of this incident, but this tragically brings the total number
of people dead and missing since the beginning of the year to more than
1,150."



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