Rescuers recovered at least 162 bodies from a migrant shipwreck off Egypt’s coast by Friday evening, as the search for victims entered its third day. “The death toll from the illegal migrant boat that capsized off the coast of Rosetta... has risen to 162,” the health ministry said in a statement. Egyptian coast guard and rescue workers bring ashore a body from a Europe-bound boat that capsized off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, in Rosetta, Egypt. More than 10,000 people have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe since 2014, according to the United Nations. The European Union launched “Operation Sophia” last year to destroy smuggler boats that could be used to ferry migrants across the Mediterranean.

Source: Hindustan Times September 23, 2016 12:06 UTC