Italian coast guard searches for dozens of migrants feared drowned

The Italian coast guard is searching for dozens of missing migrants after rescuers rushed to aid two sinking ships from which 11 people are confirmed dead.

The search and rescue operations began late Sunday after a distress call from a French sailboat carrying more than 70 migrants about 190 kilometers off the Italian coast. The boat is believed to have departed from Turkey.

Rescuers recovered 12 survivors