Hundreds of Migrants Feared Dead after overcrowded boat capsized off Libyan Coast

The number of setbacks may be as high as 600, sources reveal.

Several migrants from Africa endeavoring a trip over the Mediterranean are dreaded to have suffocated after their overcrowded boat capsized off Libya, Italy’s coastguard on Wednesday.

The Italian and Irish naval forces said their boats were reacting to a pain sent out by the vessel. Commander Donal Gallagher, of the Irish naval force, told AP that 150 migrants were seen in the water and that rescue endeavors by a few boats were in progress. An Italian military helicopter was lowering down life rafts, the news office reported.

The Médecins Sans Frontières salvage vessel Dignity is near the range to offer first help, the Times of Malta reports.

It is liable to be the biggest migrant occurrence since 850 migrants suffocated in a solitary scene last April.