"This is a tragic and terrible reminder of the risks still faced by those who attempt to cross the Mediterranean," UNHCR Special Envoy for the Mediterranean Vincent Cochetel said in a statement.
"Tani waxa ay aheyd musiibo naxasuusineysa khatarta ay wajahayaan dadka naftooda ku soo biimeynaya baddan iyo dhibaatooyinka ay la kulmayaan," ayuu yiri Vincent Cochetel, oo ah ergayga gaarka ah ee UNHCR u qaabilsan Meditereeniyaan-ka.