10 drown, 150 rescued from capsized migrant boat off Egypt
Nearly 100,000 migrants have landed at Italian ports this year, roughly in line with the level of arrivals in the same period in 2015. By (AFP/File)
Cairo (AFP) - At least 10 people drowned when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Egyptian coast on Wednesday, with rescue teams saving at least 150 passengers, officials said.
Search teams were looking for more survivors from the incident which took place off the Mediterranean port city of Rosetta, two police officials said.
"There are 10 dead and three injured," health ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed told AFP.