Thousands ofdesperate migrantsbound for Europe haveperishedin the Mediterranean Sea. In one impoverished Egyptian town, families fear that 15 of their sons are among the dead.The Nile delta cotton-growing town of Dahmasha already feels like a ghost town. Hundreds of its young men have embarked on the dangerous journey via war-torn Libya.Now a group of tearful, black-clad mothers and wives fear the worst after hearing reports, so far unconfirmed by authorities, that a rickety boat carrying their loved ones sank last month.Crammed minibuses arranged by human traffickers had left the town northea…
