Maltese and Italian aircraft over the weekend failed to find two boats which were reportedly in distress in the North Malta Channel, with a total of 100 migrants on board.

An SOS call was received in Italy via a satellite phone.

However Italian and Maltese aircraft found no sign of the boats, Italian media reported.

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