More Than 400 Refugees Drown in Mediterranean Sea After Boats Capsize

Relatives of the 400 refugees, mostly Somalians, confirmed the boats capsized while on their way to Italy.

A boy plays with an abandoned tent in the makeshift refugee camp at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Thursday, March 31, 2016. AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic

Hundreds of refugees fleeing Somalia, Ethiopia, and Eritrea are said to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after attempting to reach Italy in “four rickety boats,” according to the BBC.

A dinghy carrying refugees and migrants crosses the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos on Nov. 10, 2015. Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images