Tragedy: The boat sank off the coast of Libya
Reuters
Mark Chandler
26 May 2016
Twenty dead bodies have been found in the Mediterranean Sea after the second migrant boat tragedy in just two days.
An EU rescue mission said it had found the bodies after the dinghy sank about 30 miles off the coast of Libya.
Navy Lt Rino Gentile said the sinking vessel was first spotted by one of its aircraft and at least 20 people had been found dead.
Earlier, the Italian coast guard reported that 88 people had been saved.
Today's news come just one day after another boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off the Libyan coast, killing at least five people.
Rescuers managed to pull more than 550 people were pulled from the waters.
Additional reporting by the Press Association.
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