Drowned Children Turn Migrant Dreams of Europe Into a Nightmare
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For many children whose refugee parents dreamt of a new life in Europe, the journey across the Mediterranean ended trapped in the hold of a rickety boat as it sank to the bottom of the sea.
Relief agencies say minors are increasingly attempting a crossing that claimed the lives of between 700 and 950 people when a ship capsized off the Libyan coast on Saturday, in what may prove to be the worst such disaster in the Mediterranean.