US EditionBoat with Sudanese migrants capsizes off Libya, leaving at least 17 dead, UN says
Seven survivors were rescued as at least 17 migrants died after the boat drifted for eight days, the International Organization for Migration said.
- On Wednesday, the Libyan Red Crescent confirmed at least 17 migrants died and nine are missing after their boat broke down and drifted for eight days in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Libya serves as a primary transit route for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa attempting to reach Europe to escape conflict and poverty.
- Volunteers from the Red Crescent, in cooperation with the Libyan National Army, rescued seven survivors during recovery operations off the coast of Tobruk.
- The Tripoli Criminal Court sentenced four members of a "criminal gang" to 22 years for human trafficking, while the Public Prosecutor ordered arrests of another gang linked to a separate capsized boat.
- In the Central Mediterranean alone, 765 people have been reported dead this year, marking a 150% increase compared with the same period last year and the deadliest start since 2014.
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Sudan: 17 Sudanese Refugees Drown Off Tobruk, Libya
Tobruk / Amsterdam -- The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has confirmed that at least 17 Sudanese refugees have drowned after a shipwreck in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast from Tobruk. UNHCR says that of the 33 people known to be on board the boat, only seven survived. Nine people are still listed as missing.
Migrant boat disaster off Libya kills 17 Sudanese, UN says
A boat carrying 33 Sudanese migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea near the eastern Libyan town of Tobruk, leaving at least 17 people dead and nine others missing, UN officials said Thursday. Only seven of the people on board survived the shipwreck, the UN refugee agency said on X. It was unclear when the boat capsized. The UN International Organization for Migration, or IOM, said that when the survivors were rescued, they had been stranded …
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Boat with Sudanese migrants capsizes off Libya, leaving at least 17 dead, UN says
U.N. officials say that a boat carrying 33 Sudanese migrants has capsized in the Mediterranean Sea near Tobruk, Libya, leaving at least 17 dead and nine missing.
According to the Libyan organization, the boat was in need for eight days. Seven survivors could be saved
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Libya says 17 migrants perish at sea, nine missing feared dead
BENGHAZI, April 30 (Reuters) - At least 17 migrants died and nine are missing after their boat broke down and drifted for eight days in the Mediterranean Sea, Libya's Red Crescent and Libyan security sources said on Wednesday.The Red Crescent said in a statement that the volunteers in cooperation with naval forces and coast guards of the Libyan National Army rescued seven survivors during recovery operations off Tobruk city in eastern Libya, nea…
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