Dozens of men from the same Sharqia village feared dead in Greek shipwreck

Sharqia village reportedly loses dozens to Greek shipwreck tragedy: Only six of as many as 35 men from the village of Ibrash are known to have survived the shipwreck last week of a fishing boat carrying up to 750 migrants across the Mediterranean, the Associated Pressreports. Nine Egyptian men have been arrested and charged by Greek authorities for people smuggling over the incident and will be arraigned this morning, according to Reuters. The Foreign Ministry has set up an office and several dedicated phone lines to assist the families of the victims, it said in a statement.

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