As many as 71 illegal migrants drowned after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea, eight of their companions have told Maltese police.

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The ship and a military aircraft searched the area for other survivors but none were found, the police added.

Every year, thousands of migrants try to enter Europe by boat to find work.

(BBC)

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