Tens of thousands of migrants from the Middle East and North Africa, such as these rescued off the Italian Lampedusa island on August 27, attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea every year to reach European shores. AP
Tens of thousands of migrants from the Middle East and North Africa, such as these rescued off the Italian Lampedusa island on August 27, attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea every year to reach EurShow more

Two Egyptian migrants dead and 19 missing after boat capsizes off Libya