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146 migrants feared missing after boat capsizes in Mediterranean: UN

About 146 migrants are feared missing after their boat capsized after leaving Libya.

146 migrants feared missing after boat capsizes in Mediterranean: UN

Rome: About 146 migrants are feared missing after their boat capsized after leaving Libya, according to a Gambian man who was rescued following the disaster, the United Nations` refugee agency said Wednesday.

The young man was rescued and brought to the Italian island of Lampedusa by a Spanish military ship participating in the EU`s "Operation Sophia" to crack down on smugglers.