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Urgent: At least 5 people drown from capsized migrant boat off Egyptian coast

Xinhua, September 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least five people drowned from a capsized boat with at least 600 migrants onboard off Egypt's northern coast, official MENA agency reported Wednesday.

At least 150 have been rescued, MENA said. Endit