Many families, including up to 70 children, were among the hundreds of people who perished after their boat was deliberately sunk by smugglers a week ago, three Palestinian survivors said shortly after being rescued.

Some of the migrants from the boat spent two to three days in the sea before drowning when the weather turned bad.

Three of the survivors, Palestinians aged between 25 and 28, were brought to Malta on Sunday. Nine others were taken to Crete, although one died on the way, and two were taken to Sicily.

They were among 300 to 500 migrants who set sail from Egypt on Saturday, September 6.

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