Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean.
Italian and Maltese ships - backed by helicopters - were scrambled to the scene and are searching in darkness.Malta's prime minister said 27 people are confirmed dead. Earlier unconfirmed reports mentioned 50 bodies.
The boat capsized 120km (70 miles) off Lampedusa, an Italian island where more than 300 African migrants drowned when their vessel went down last week.
The boat is believed to have encountered difficulties just before sunset.
Reports said people on board had crowded to one side of the vessel, causing it to capsize, as they tried to get the attention of a passing aircraft.
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