At least 61 migrants drown after shipwreck off Libya
- A boat carrying over 60 migrants capsized off the coast of Libya, resulting in their deaths, including women and children, according to the UN migration agency.
- The shipwreck highlights the dangers faced by migrants on the Mediterranean Sea, a key route for those seeking a better life in Europe.
- The situation in Libya has allowed human traffickers to profit from the smuggling of migrants, who are subjected to abuses and held in detention centers.
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Libya migrant tragedy: Rescuers spot 'deflated rubber boat' in huge 2.5m waves as 61 dead
At least 61 people died when the boat carrying migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea capsized off the coast of Libya, as rescuers reported seeing a 'deflated rubber boat' in high waves
Mueren 61 inmigrantes en un naufragio en Libia
La Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) en Libia informó este sábado que 61 inmigrantes, entre ellos mujeres y niños, murieron en un trágico naufragio frente a las costas de ese país. En una publicación en X, la OIM en Libia señaló que el barco salió desde la ciudad de Zuwara con 86 personas a bordo. “El Mediterráneo central sigue siendo una de las rutas migratorias más peligrosas del mundo”, señaló la agencia de la ONU en el …
More than 60 people drown in migrant shipwreck off Libya, UN says
Citing survivor accounts, the IOM’s Libya office said in a post on X that the boat had left the coastal city of Zuwara, situated west of the capital Tripoli and 60 km (37 miles) from the Tunisian border, with around 86 people on board.
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