Migrants rescued from two boats in the Mediterranean this past week told humanitarian workers in Italy that they saw another vessel carrying some 400 migrants sink, Save the Children said on Saturday.
Three vessels carrying migrants already are confirmed to have sunk or capsized this past week. More than 60 bodies are said to have been recovered, including those of three infants, and hundreds are believed to be missing.
But the possible sinking of a fourth vessel on Thursday had not been reported, said Giovanna di Benedetto, spokeswoman for Save the Children in Italy.