US EditionOver 80 migrants are missing from a boat that capsized after leaving Libya, UN says
The IOM said 32 people were rescued and at least 2 bodies recovered as Mediterranean crossings hit 990 deaths this year.
- On Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration reported that more than 80 migrants are missing after their boat capsized in the Central Mediterranean. About 120 people had departed from Tajoura, Libya, on Sunday.
- Libya has served as a primary transit point for migrants fleeing conflict and poverty across Africa and the Middle East since the 2011 ousting of Moammar Gadhafi. Instability and lack of food continue driving these crossings.
- A merchant vessel and a tugboat rescued 32 people, while authorities recovered two bodies. The Italian coast guard transferred survivors to Lampedusa, the primary entry point to Europe for Mediterranean crossings.
- At least 990 deaths have been recorded so far this year, the deadliest start since 2014, according to the IOM. In the Central Mediterranean alone, 765 people died, a 150% increase from last year.
- IOM Director General Amy Pope noted earlier this month that the agency is seeing growing numbers of migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sudan. War, instability, and lack of food are driving these dangerous journeys.
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‘20 Pakistanis’ among missing after boat capsizes off Italy
• Families say victims hailed from Gujrat, Gujranwala regions; one survives• Over 80 migrants went missing after boat carrying 120 people sank in Mediterranean GUJRAT: After a boat carrying more than 100 migrants capsized off the coast of Italy on Sunday, at least 20 Pakistani nationals, hailing from Gujranwala and Gujrat regions, were said to be among dozens of victims who were lost at sea. According to the UN’s International Organisation for…
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vijesti.meMore than 80 migrants are missing after the ship they took from the Libyan coastal city of Tadjoura capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced today.
After capping a refugee boat off the Libyan coast, more than 80 migrants are considered missing.
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