This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31414009

The article has changed 9 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Migrants missing in Mediterranean Migrants missing in Mediterranean
(35 minutes later)
More than 200 migrants are missing after their boats sink in Mediterranean Sea, UN refugee agency says More than 200 migrants are missing after two motorboats they were travelling on sank in the Mediterranean Sea, the UN's refugee agency says.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. "Nine were saved after four days at sea. The other 203 were swallowed by the waves," UNHCR's spokeswoman in Italy, Carlotta Sami, said on Twitter.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. She called the situation a "horrible and enormous tragedy".
The International Organization for Migration says the two boats departed from the Libyan coast on Saturday.