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Italian Leadership Holds Emergency Meeting After Migrant Ship Capsizes

Italian President Matteo Renzi convened an emergency meeting of the cabinet on April 19 to discuss the shipwrecked migrant ship off the coast of Libya. Hundreds of people were feared dead after the boat capsized and sank. The number of dead could rise to 700 or more. European Union officials also are planning to convene this week to discuss the influx of migrant ships in the Mediterranean. Credit: YouTube/Palazzo Chigi