Boat carrying migrants capsizes in Mediterranean off Egypt, drowning dozens

Sep 22, 2016

Boat carrying migrants capsizes in Mediterranean off Egypt, drowning dozens

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment World Egypt, Mediterranean, migrants, Rosetta

A boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Wednesday, along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta. The boat, carrying up to 450 migrants, drowned at least 42 people and prompted a search operation that rescued at least 163 passengers, officials said.

: Egyptian policemen and medics stand over a body of a migrant along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 21, 2016, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean. A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt’s north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images)

: Egyptians stand on the shore as they wait for the recovery of bodies, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean, along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 21, 2016. A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt’s north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images)

: Egyptian medics cover the body of a migrant along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 21, 2016, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean. A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt’s north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images)

: Egyptian men and policemen react upon the arrival of the bodies of migrants along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 21, 2016, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean. A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt’s north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images)

: A member of the Egyptian armed forces stand guard on the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 21, 2016, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean. A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt’s north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images)

: Egyptian men and policemen gather along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 21, 2016, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean. A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt’s north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images)

: People gather along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 21, 2016, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean. A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt’s north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images)

: Egyptian policemen and medics stand over a body of a migrant along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 21, 2016, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean. A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt’s north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images)

: Egyptian medics arrive on a boat carrying bodies of migrants, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean, along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 21, 2016. A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt’s north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images)

: Egyptian men and policemen gather along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 21, 2016, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean. A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt’s north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images)

: Egyptians stand on the shore as they wait for the recovery of bodies, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean, along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 22, 2016. A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt’s north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images)

: Egyptians stand on the shore as they wait for the recovery of bodies, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean, along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 22, 2016. A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt’s north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images)

: An Egyptian man reacts upon the arrival of a body along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 21, 2016, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean. A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt’s north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images)

: Egyptians stand on the shore as they wait for the recovery of bodies, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean, along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 21, 2016. A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt’s north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images)

: Egyptian medics arrive on a boat carrying bodies of migrants, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean, along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 21, 2016. A boat carrying up to 450 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean off Egypt’s north coast, drowning 42 people and prompting a search operation that rescued 163 passengers, officials said. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images)

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