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Fifty migrants feared lost in Mediterranean, 10 survive after boat capsizes, security sources say
Ten survivors were rescued and taken to a local hospital after the wooden boat carried about 60 migrants, security sources said.
- At least 50 migrants, including women and children, are feared lost after their wooden boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off eastern Libya, with 10 survivors rescued near El-Bardaa Island, according to two security sources.
- The boat was carrying about 60 migrants from various sub-Saharan countries and set sail early Tuesday morning before the accident.
- Separately, rescue teams in Tobruk found four migrant bodies and rescued 24 survivors after their boat drifted for two weeks in Libyan waters.
- In June, around 26 migrant bodies were recovered near Tobruk from a capsized boat that had 28 migrants on board, with four confirmed dead.
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INTELLINEWSAt least 50 immigrants, including women and children, have been lost in the Mediterranean Sea, while 10 have survived, after their wooden boat overturns...
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The boat was reportedly carrying more than 60 people, from various sub-Saharan African countries.
Fifty migrants feared lost in Mediterranean, 10 survive after boat capsizes, security sources say
At least 50 migrants, including women and children, were feared lost at sea, while 10 survived, after their wooden boat capsized on Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of Libya, two security sources told Reuters.
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