European governments, divided over how to respond to migrant boat tragedies, convene as reports suggest death toll from weekend capsizing in Mediterranean could reach 950Interior ministers and senior police officials from the 28 countries of the European Union are rushing to Luxembourg for emergency talks on how to respond to the migrant boat tragedies in the Mediterranean.The meeting comes as reports in Italy suggested the death toll from the weekend capsizing of a fishing vessel packed with migrants could reach 950 – an increase on the 700 deaths reported on Sunday – and as a migrant boat ran aground off a Greek island in a separate incident on Monday. Related: Europe’s worsening migrant crisis – the Guardian briefing Related: It is our antipathy towards migrants that kills in the Mediterranean Related: EU ending migrant rescue missions has not curbed demand, say smugglers Related: Risking death in the Mediterranean: the least bad option for so many migrants Continue reading...
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