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.
- A wooden boat carrying about 60 migrants capsized Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea off eastern Libya, leaving at least 50 feared lost and 10 survivors rescued near El-Bardaa Island, 70 km west of Tobruk.
- Libya has functioned as a primary transit route for migrants fleeing conflict and poverty to Europe since Muammar Gaddafi's toppling in a NATO-backed 2011 uprising, establishing systemic dangers on Mediterranean crossings.
- Survivors reported the migrants came from different sub-Saharan countries and the boat departed early in the morning; an earlier rescue revealed 28 migrants faced extremely harsh conditions aboard a dilapidated vessel, resulting in four deaths.
- The 10 survivors were transported to a local hospital for medical treatment after rescue near El-Bardaa Island, positioned roughly 70 km west of Tobruk close to Egypt's border, according to security sources.
- Multiple capsizings within weeks—about 26 bodies recovered in June and four more on Monday alongside 24 rescues—demonstrate the escalating maritime toll as traffickers exploit Libya's instability and strain local rescue resources in Tobruk.
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A boat carrying about 60 migrants capsized off the coast of eastern Libya, with at least 50 dead or missing, the AP reported Wednesday, citing the local coast guard. It did not say where the migrants, who included women and children, came from. The accident happened Tuesday near Bardaa Island, northwest of the city of Tobruk. Ten people managed to swim to the island and save themselves. The boat was heading for European shores.
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A boat carrying about 60 migrants, including women and children, bound for European shores capsized off the coast of eastern Libya in the latest maritime tragedy off the North African country. At least 50 are dead or missing, authorities said. 🌎 Boat Carrying 60 Migrants to Europe Capsizes Off Libya, At Least 50 Dead or Missing.
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A boat carrying migrants capsizes off Libya’s coast, with at least 50 dead or missing
CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying about 60 migrants, including women and children, bound for European shores capsized off the coast of eastern Libya in the latest maritime tragedy off
A boat carrying migrants capsizes off Libya's coast, with at least 50 dead or missing
Authorities say a boat carrying about 60 migrants, including women and children, bound for European shores capsized off the coast of eastern Libya in the latest maritime tragedy off the North African country
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