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Migrant boat sinks off Libya Hundreds missing as migrant boat capsizes off Libya coast
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Overcrowded migrant boat carrying hundreds of people capsizes off the coast of Libya Rescuers are searching for hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean after the boat they were on capsized off Libya.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Some reports suggest as many as 700 people were on board the overcrowded vessel when it came into difficulty.
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. The Irish navy told the BBC that one of its boats was involved in the rescue operation and said it feared there had been "a significant loss of life".
More than 2,000 migrants are said to have died in 2015 trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe.
Four boats and three helicopters are reported to be involved in Wednesday's rescue effort.
A spokesman for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said about 100 migrants had been pulled from the water.