US EditionOver 80 migrants are missing from a boat that capsized after leaving Libya, UN says
At least 2 bodies were recovered and 32 people were rescued as the IOM said 2026 has brought 990 Mediterranean migrant deaths.
- 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 in Africa and the Middle East since the 2011 ousting of Moammar Gadhafi. Instability continues to drive these crossings.
- A merchant vessel and a tugboat rescued 32 people, while authorities recovered two bodies. The Italian coast guard transferred survivors to Lampedusa, Europe's primary entry point for migrants crossing from North Africa.
- The IOM said Tuesday that at least 990 deaths have been recorded so far this year, marking the deadliest start since 2014. In the Central Mediterranean alone, 765 deaths represent a 150% increase over the same period 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 and instability continue to drive these crossings.
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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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Over 80 migrants are missing from a boat that capsized after leaving Libya, UN says
The U.N. migration agency says that more than 80 migrants went missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean.
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