HUNDREDS DROWN

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As many as 700 are feared dead after a migrant boat sinks off Libya. Twenty eight people were rescued in the incident, which happened just off Libyan waters, south of the southern Italian island of Lampedusa. This could be the deadliest toll ever as a result of a single capsizing.

Italy's ANSA news agency reports that an estimated 700 people were aboard and only 28 were said to be rescued.

Migrant Boat With Up to 700 On Board Capsizes South of Italy http://nbcnews.to/1O4itqF via @NBCNews

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-32372351?ocid=socialflow_twitter

Up to 700 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya http://reut.rs/1bajJqv via @Reuters

FROM FEB. 18: Migrants See Lampedusa as 'Gateway into Europe' http://nbcnews.to/1OASK67

Migrant boat capsizes as hundreds drown off the Libyan coast via @AJAM http://alj.am/1JJaWaI