Egypt migrant boat capsize: At least 42 people killed

At least 42 people drowned after a migrant boat capsized off the Egyptian coast, according to officials' information on 21 September 2016. The boat was carrying about 600 passengers, of whom about 150 were rescued. It capsized off the coast of Kafr al-Sheikh.

The incident followed the warning made by the European Union's border agency that increasing numbers of migrants heading to Europe were using Egypt as a departure point.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Nearly 10,000 migrants rescued on Mediterranean in two days http://www.europeansources.info/record/nearly-10000-migrants-rescued-on-mediterranean-in-two-days/

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

EurActiv, 22.09.16: Migrant deaths at sea signal Egypt becoming departure country http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/migrant-deaths-at-sea-signal-egypt-becoming-departure-country/

The Independent, 21.09.16: Refugee boat carrying 600 capsizes off Egypt coast, killing at least 29 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/refugee-boat-egypt-carrying-600-capsizes-sinks-mediterranean-africa-migrants-a7320736.html

The Wall Street Journal, 21.09.16: Boat Carrying Migrants Capsizes Off Egypt’s Coast http://www.wsj.com/articles/migrants-boat-capsizes-off-egypts-coast-1474480779

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