Death toll in Egypt migrant boat capsize rises to at least 29

By AFP

Egypt

SEP 21, 2016 LISTEN

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 29 people have drowned after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Egyptian coast on Wednesday, two health ministry officials told AFP, raising an earlier toll.

"The toll now is 29 dead and five injured," said health ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed.

Another health ministry official, Adel Khalifa, confirmed the toll and said the dead included Egyptians and Sudanese and "other African nationalities."