Dozens of bodies wash ashore after boats sink off Libya coast
1 year, 8 months ago

Dozens of bodies wash ashore after boats sink off Libya coast

Al Jazeera  

Some of the refugees were from Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia and Egypt, a Libyan coast guard officer said. At least 57 bodies have washed ashore after two boats sank in the Mediterranean Sea off different towns in western Libya, a coast guard officer and an aid worker have said. A Red Crescent aid worker in the coastal city of Sabratha, west of Tripoli, said authorities had recovered 46 bodies since a boat sank off Libya’s coast five days ago. Pictures were posted online by the Sabratha Red Crescent agency showing bodies in black bags being placed at the back of pick-up trucks by the aid workers wearing face masks and gloves. Neighbouring Tunisia has Italy has rescued 47 boats carrying around 1,600 migrants in the central Mediterranean Sea in the last two days and brought them ashore to the island of Lampedusa.

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20 migrants die in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia
5 days, 12 hours ago

20 migrants die in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities recovered the bodies of 20 people who appeared to have drowned after a shipwreck off the country’s Mediterranean coastline, near a popular point of departure for migrants attempting to reach Europe by boat. The country’s National Guard said in a statement on Wednesday that coast guard members dispatched to the sinking ship rescued five people …

Shipwreck off Tunisia's coast claims 20 migrant workers' lives, 5 rescued
6 days, 2 hours ago

Shipwreck off Tunisia's coast claims 20 migrant workers' lives, 5 rescued

India TV News  

In Tunisia, a shipwreck off the coast country's Mediterranean coastline has claimed the lives of at least 20 migrants. The coast guard members who were dispatched to the sinking boat have recovered the bodies of 20 people and rescued 5 people, Tunisia's National Guard said in a statement on Wednesday. Tunisia's efforts to prevent deaths at sea Notably, in its …

Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing
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1 week, 3 days ago

Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing

Hindustan Times  

ATHENS -At least five migrants drowned after their wooden boat capsized off Greece's southern island of Gavdos, the coastguard said on Saturday, and witnesses said many were still missing as search operations continued. Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing So far 39 men - most of them from Pakistan - have been rescued by …

Death toll is 25 after boats carrying Somali migrants capsized, Madagascar officials say
1 month ago

Death toll is 25 after boats carrying Somali migrants capsized, Madagascar officials say

LA Times  

Bodies of migrants who were washed away after two boats capsized are seen on the shore of the Madagascar coast in the Indian Ocean on Saturday. The death toll rose Monday to 25 after two motorboats carrying migrants from Somalia capsized in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar, authorities said Monday. An additional 48 people were rescued Sunday from the waters …

Bodies of migrants found off Greek island after smuggler ‘pushed them overboard’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bodies of migrants found off Greek island after smuggler ‘pushed them overboard’

The Independent  

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4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have recovered the bodies of four people from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes, while another 25 people have been found alive on land after a migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard while transferring them from Turkey to Greece, the coast guard said Wednesday. Survivors told authorities …

2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece
2 months, 1 week ago

2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rescuers searched the Mediterranean Sea …

Two Missing from Migrant Boat Sinking off Greece's Southernmost Island
2 months, 1 week ago

Two Missing from Migrant Boat Sinking off Greece's Southernmost Island

Associated Press  

Two people are missing after a boat carrying 100 migrants sank south of Greece. One body has been recovered, while 97 survivors were rescued by a Turkish-flagged cargo ship. Greek authorities have arrested two survivors, men aged 26 and 24, as suspected smugglers. The Coast Guard is continuing the search and rescue operation off southern Greece.

12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks
2 months, 3 weeks ago

12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks

Hindustan Times  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia's coast guard on Monday found 12 bodies of migrants, including three young children, off the Mediterranean coast, as authorities struggle to stem unauthorized boat crossings from North Africa to Europe. 12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks The bodies were recovered after a boat carrying more than 50 people, mostly Tunisians, sank …

Tunisia's coast guard finds bodies of 13 migrants washed up on its shores
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Tunisia's coast guard finds bodies of 13 migrants washed up on its shores

The Independent  

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At least 30 bodies found on a boat along a migrant route off Senegal
3 months ago

At least 30 bodies found on a boat along a migrant route off Senegal

LA Times  

Senegalese youth gather around pirogues on the beach at dusk in Fass Boye, Senegal, Aug. 29, 2023. At least 30 bodies were found on a boat drifting off the coast of Senegal’s capital, the military said Monday, as the number of migrants leaving West Africa increases. The navy was informed of the vessel’s presence on Sunday evening and sent out …

Libya’s coast guard intercepts 64 Europe-bound migrants, days after a deadly shipwreck
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Libya’s coast guard intercepts 64 Europe-bound migrants, days after a deadly shipwreck

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Libya’s coast guard intercepted dozens of Europe-bound migrants on a boat and returned them to shore, authorities said Saturday, a few days after a shipwreck off the North African country left nearly two dozen dead or missing. The boat was carrying 64 migrants and was intercepted Friday off the northwestern town of Sirte, according to the town’s coast …

About 20 migrants are reported missing after their boat capsized off Italy
3 months, 2 weeks ago

About 20 migrants are reported missing after their boat capsized off Italy

Associated Press  

ROME — About 20 migrants are believed to be missing after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean this week, the U.N. refugee agency and the Italian coast guard said Wednesday. The coast guard said local officials had spotted the sinking boat around 10 miles southwest of the island. Survivors said 28 people had left Libya on Sept. 1, the coast …

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing

New Indian Express  

CAIRO: A boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast Tuesday, leaving one person dead and 22 missing, Libyan authorities said, the latest sea tragedy involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe. The coast guard in the eastern Libyan town of Tobruk said the boat was carrying 32 migrants and that nine have been rescued. The boat capsized after …

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast Tuesday, leaving one person dead and 22 missing, Libyan authorities said, the latest sea tragedy involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe. The coast guard in the eastern Libyan town of Tobruk said the boat was carrying 32 migrants and that nine have been rescued. The boat capsized …

Spanish charity rescues 54 migrants in central Mediterranean
4 months, 1 week ago

Spanish charity rescues 54 migrants in central Mediterranean

Hindustan Times  

By Juan Medina Spanish charity rescues 54 migrants in central Mediterranean AT SEA OFF LAMPEDUSA, - Volunteer lifeguards from Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms rescued 54 migrants stranded on a rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Tuesday, according to a Reuters witness. Last year, more than 3,100 people died or went missing while …

Italian coast guard recovers 14 more bodies of shipwreck victims off Calabria, dozens still missing
6 months ago

Italian coast guard recovers 14 more bodies of shipwreck victims off Calabria, dozens still missing

Associated Press  

ROME — The Italian coast guard has recovered 14 more bodies from last week’s shipwreck in the Ionian Sea off the southern Italian coastline, bringing to 34 the number of known victims from the sinking. Three coast guard ships were active in the air-and-sea search, some 190 kilometers from shore. Survivors reported that the motorboat had caught fire, causing it …

At least 11 dead, several migrants missing in two shipwrecks off Italy
6 months ago

At least 11 dead, several migrants missing in two shipwrecks off Italy

The Hindu  

Sixty-four people were missing in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued after their ship wrecked off Italy's southern coast on Monday, United Nations' agencies said in a statement. In a separate shipwreck, rescue workers evacuated dozens of suspected migrants but found 10 bodies trapped below the deck of a wooden boat off Italy’s tiny Lampedusa island, the German aid …

64 people missing and many rescued from 2 shipwrecks off Italy. At least 11 have died
6 months, 1 week ago

64 people missing and many rescued from 2 shipwrecks off Italy. At least 11 have died

Associated Press  

ROME — Sixty-four people were missing in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued after their ship wrecked off Italy’s southern coast Monday, United Nations’ agencies said in a statement. In a separate shipwreck, rescue workers evacuated dozens of suspected migrants but found 10 bodies trapped below the deck of a wooden boat off Italy’s tiny Lampedusa island, the German …

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen’s coast, UN agency says
6 months, 1 week ago

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen’s coast, UN agency says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing, the U.N. agency said Tuesday. The boat was carrying about 260 Somalis and Ethiopians from the northern coast of Somalia on the 320-kilometer journey across the Gulf of Aden when it sank Monday off of Yemen’s southern coast, …

At least 49 dead, 140 missing in migrant boat sinking off Yemen: UN
6 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 49 dead, 140 missing in migrant boat sinking off Yemen: UN

Al Jazeera  

Refugees and migrants are increasingly taking the dangerous route despite instability in Yemen and the fallout of the war on Gaza. At least 49 people have been killed and 140 more are missing after a boat carrying refugees and migrants from the Horn of Africa to Yemen sank, according to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration. Refugees and migrants …

11 bodies of migrants who were trying to reach Italy recovered off Libya
6 months, 2 weeks ago

11 bodies of migrants who were trying to reach Italy recovered off Libya

Associated Press  

ROME — An aid group said Saturday it recovered the bodies of 11 migrants off the Libyan coast and transferred them to an Italian coast guard ship off Lampedusa island, where thousands are trying to reach from North Africa. The aid group, Doctors Without Borders, said its Geo Barents rescue ship had recovered the bodies following a search operation that …

Baby found dead in migrant boat heading for Italy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Baby found dead in migrant boat heading for Italy

The Independent  

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UN says 38 dead, including children, as migrant boat sinks off Djibouti
8 months, 2 weeks ago

UN says 38 dead, including children, as migrant boat sinks off Djibouti

Al Jazeera  

Many hundreds of people have died in the Gulf of Aden while trying to reach Saudi Arabia through Yemen. At least 38 migrants and refugees, including children, have died after their boat sank off the coast of Djibouti, the United Nations migration agency has said, after their bodies were recovered. ‼️ 38 bodies have been recovered, including children, after tragic …

Over 60 People Have Drowned In Capsizing Of Migrant Vessel Off Libya, U.N. Says
1 year ago

Over 60 People Have Drowned In Capsizing Of Migrant Vessel Off Libya, U.N. Says

Huff Post  

This is a locator map for Libya with its capital, Tripoli. AP Photo CAIRO — A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said. The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration said in a statement late Saturday that the …

Over 60 drown in a migrant vessel off Libya while trying to reach Europe, UN says
1 year ago

Over 60 drown in a migrant vessel off Libya while trying to reach Europe, UN says

Deccan Chronicle  

Cairo: A boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people, including women and children dead, the U.N. migration agency said. Saturday's shipwreck was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key dangerous route for migrants seeking a better life in Europe, where, according to officials, thousands have …

Over 60 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean sea near Libyan coast
1 year ago

Over 60 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean sea near Libyan coast

Firstpost  

One of the main places from which migrants attempt to enter Europe by crossing the Mediterranean is Libya. It is one of the world’s most perilous migration routes; IOM estimates, over 2,200 people have drowned while trying to cross this year alone It is estimated that over sixty migrants perished in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, according to …

More than 60 migrants feared drowned after shipwreck off Libyan coast
1 year ago

More than 60 migrants feared drowned after shipwreck off Libyan coast

ABC  

Around 61 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya's coast, the International Organization for Migration said on Saturday, in the latest migrant tragedy off North Africa. Key points: The victims included women and children Most victims were from Nigeria, Gambia and other African countries 25 people were rescued and transferred to a Libyan detention centre …

Dozens of asylum seekers drown after shipwreck off Libya: IOM
1 year ago

Dozens of asylum seekers drown after shipwreck off Libya: IOM

Al Jazeera  

International Organization for Migration’s Libya office quotes survivors as saying the boat was carrying about 86 people. At least 61 refugees and asylum seekers, including women and children, have drowned following a “tragic” shipwreck off Libya, the International Organization for Migration says. A “large number of migrants” are believed to have died because of high waves, which swamped their vessel …

Italy works to transfer thousands of migrants who reached a tiny island in a day
1 year, 3 months ago

Italy works to transfer thousands of migrants who reached a tiny island in a day

Associated Press  

LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, Italy — A migrant reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa was overwhelmed Thursday as authorities worked to transfer to the mainland thousands of people who arrived on small, unseaworthy boats in a 24-hour span this week. Lampedusa’s mayor, Filippo Mannino, lashed out at the European Union for leaving Italy alone to handle large numbers of arriving …

Five Migrants Killed in Boat Capsize off Greece
1 year, 3 months ago

Five Migrants Killed in Boat Capsize off Greece

News 18  

Five people including an 11-month girl died Monday and 54 people were rescued when two migrant boats sank off Greece, officials said. Four migrants died, including an eight-year-old boy and three girls, aged 11 months, eight years and 14 years, Marinakis said. Public broadcaster ERT said 1,100 people had arrived in Greece in August against 789 in July and 608 …

A flotilla of migrant boats from Tunisia overwhelms an Italian island and tests Meloni’s policy
1 year, 3 months ago

A flotilla of migrant boats from Tunisia overwhelms an Italian island and tests Meloni’s policy

LA Times  

Migrants swim next to their overturned wooden boat during a rescue operation last year off the Italian island of Lampedusa. A flotilla of flimsy boats, crowded with migrants and launched from Tunisia, overwhelmed a tiny southern Italian island on Wednesday, taxing the coast guard’s capability to intercept the smugglers’ vessels and testing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s pledge to thwart irregular …

Migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast, leaving 5 dead and 7 missing
1 year, 4 months ago

Migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast, leaving 5 dead and 7 missing

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — A migrant boat sank off Tunisia’s port city of Sfax, leaving five people dead and seven others missing, officials said Tuesday. Twenty-three migrants were rescued out of 35 people on board, most of them Tunisians and a “small number of sub-Saharan nationals,” said Faouzi Masmoudi, a Sfax court spokesperson. The Sfax court opened an investigation to determine …

Migrants from dozens of boats reach tiny Italian isles; charity ship rescues hundreds of people
1 year, 4 months ago

Migrants from dozens of boats reach tiny Italian isles; charity ship rescues hundreds of people

Associated Press  

ROME — Migrants who set out in dozens of flimsy boats launched by smugglers on Tunisian shores have disembarked on three tiny Italian islands in a span of two days, officials said. The Italian coast guard on Sunday recovered a man’s body from a shipwreck of a rubber dinghy a day earlier near Marettimo, Italian state TV quoted a Trapani-based …

Italy probes a migrant boat disaster that left 41 feared dead. Four survivors tell a harrowing tale
1 year, 4 months ago

Italy probes a migrant boat disaster that left 41 feared dead. Four survivors tell a harrowing tale

Associated Press  

ROME — An Italian prosecutor investigating last week’s capsizing that left 41 migrants feared dead in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday denounced Tunisia-based smugglers who launch boats so badly built that they quickly take on water, overturn or break apart. The boat the survivors set off in is the type hastily soldered together with pieces of iron by smugglers in …

41 migrants dead in shipwreck off coast of Italy, survivors say
1 year, 4 months ago

41 migrants dead in shipwreck off coast of Italy, survivors say

The Independent  

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Dozens dead after boat capsizes off Tunisia, four survivors arrive in Italy
1 year, 4 months ago

Dozens dead after boat capsizes off Tunisia, four survivors arrive in Italy

Al Jazeera  

Four survivors, who were brought to Italy’s Lampedusa, say 41 people died off Tunisia where their boat capsized. Forty-one people are believed dead after a boat capsized off Tunisia, according to Italian state RAI television that cited four survivors who were rescued and brought to land on Wednesday. Alessandra Filograno, a spokeswoman for the Italian Red Cross, confirmed four survivors …

Italy: 41 migrants killed in shipwreck near Lampedusa Island
1 year, 4 months ago

Italy: 41 migrants killed in shipwreck near Lampedusa Island

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, at least forty-one migrants have been killed in a shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa island, BBC reported quoting ANSA news agency. For years, migrants have taken to smugglers’ unseaworthy vessels to make the risky crossing of the Mediterranean to try to reach southern European shores in hopes of being granted asylum or finding family or jobs, especially …

At least 30 migrants missing in shipwrecks off Italy
1 year, 4 months ago

At least 30 migrants missing in shipwrecks off Italy

The Hindu  

At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, the UN's migration agency said Sunday. Cultural mediators with the IOM believed there were "at least 30 people missing" after speaking to the survivors, press officer Flavio Di Giacomo told AFP. As the stormy weather continued, fire brigade and alpine rescue …

Dozens saved by Italy from migrant shipwrecks, with some plucked from rocks by helicopters
1 year, 4 months ago

Dozens saved by Italy from migrant shipwrecks, with some plucked from rocks by helicopters

LA Times  

In an image from video, rescuers from a helicopter help a migrant stranded on a rocky reef on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa. In a particularly risky operation, two helicopters battled strong winds to pluck to safety, one by one, the migrants, including a child and two pregnant women, who had been stranded for nearly two days on a …

At least 17 bodies have been recovered after a migrant boat capsized off Senegal’s capital city
1 year, 5 months ago

At least 17 bodies have been recovered after a migrant boat capsized off Senegal’s capital city

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — At least 17 people were found dead after a boat capsized in Senegal’s capital, local officials said Monday. In recent years, the Canary Islands have become one of the main destinations for people trying to reach Spain, with a peak of more than 23,000 migrants arriving in 2020, according to Spain’s Interior Ministry. The tragedy on Monday …

Around 40 missing in Italy migrant boat shipwreck: UN
1 year, 6 months ago

Around 40 missing in Italy migrant boat shipwreck: UN

Deccan Chronicle  

ROME: More than 40 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the UN said. "It is unacceptable to continue counting the dead at the gates of Europe", Cardoletti wrote on Twitter, referring to deadly shipwrecks of migrant boats which have already occurred in Italy, Greece and Spain. "We are therefore not aware of …

Two found dead off Moroccan coast after rubber dinghy carrying dozens of migrants sinks
1 year, 6 months ago

Two found dead off Moroccan coast after rubber dinghy carrying dozens of migrants sinks

Associated Press  

MADRID — The bodies of a man and a child were retrieved from waters off the western coast of Morocco and 24 people were rescued after a rubber dinghy carrying migrants sank, Spain’s Maritime Rescue service said Wednesday. A Spanish Maritime Rescue spokesperson, who was not authorized to be named in the media, told The Associated Press that the service …

EU migration chief says deadly shipwreck highlights surge in migrant crossings from eastern Libya
1 year, 6 months ago

EU migration chief says deadly shipwreck highlights surge in migrant crossings from eastern Libya

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — The shipwreck last week off Greece that is feared to have killed hundreds of people may be the “worst ever tragedy” of its kind in the Mediterranean Sea, the European Union’s migration chief said Wednesday. The tragedy comes as migrant crossings from eastern Libya to Europe have surged, said Ylva Johansson, the EU’s migration and home affairs commissioner. …

‘Hopelessness’: Why Pakistanis are leaving, losing lives at sea
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Hopelessness’: Why Pakistanis are leaving, losing lives at sea

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in Pakistan say at least 124 Pakistanis were on a boat that sank off Greece with hundreds feared drowned. Family members had paid 2.2 million Pakistani rupees for each of the travellers to “agents” who provide documentation for people looking to find financial opportunities abroad, he said. “There are so many people in our area who have managed to …

Greece boat disaster: 300 Pakistani migrants including children missing as vessel sink in Mediterranean Sea
1 year, 6 months ago

Greece boat disaster: 300 Pakistani migrants including children missing as vessel sink in Mediterranean Sea

India TV News  

Greece boat disaster: As many as 300 Pakistani migrants including children, who were on an overcrowded ship that capsized in deep waters of the Mediterranean Sea, are either missing or dead. Greek coast guard, navy and merchant vessels and aircraft launched a vast search and rescue operation after the overcrowded fishing boat capsized and sank early Wednesday some 75 kilometres …

At least 78 dead after boat carrying refugees sinks off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 78 dead after boat carrying refugees sinks off Greece

Al Jazeera  

A fishing boat crammed with migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe capsized and sank off the coast of Greece on Wednesday. It remains unclear how many people were missing, but some initial reports suggested hundreds may have been on board when the boat went down far from shore. Authorities said 104 people were rescued after the sinking in international …

More than 1,400 migrants are rescued from overcrowded boats off southern Italy by coast guard
1 year, 6 months ago

More than 1,400 migrants are rescued from overcrowded boats off southern Italy by coast guard

Associated Press  

ROME — More than 1,400 migrants have been rescued from overcrowded vessels, including a sailboat, in four separate operations in the Mediterranean Sea off southern Italy, the Italian coast guard said Wednesday. There were 47 migrants, including two children in immediate need of medical care, aboard the sailboat in distress off the region of Calabria, in the “toe” of the …

UN says at least 55 migrants drowned in shipwreck off Libya
1 year, 7 months ago

UN says at least 55 migrants drowned in shipwreck off Libya

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A rubber boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants sank off the coast of Libya and at least 55 people drowned, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday. The IOM said at least 537 people have drowned or gone missing in migrant disasters in the Mediterranean off Libya so far this year, while over 4,300 have …

Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing
1 year, 7 months ago

Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing

Associated Press  

ROME — With the return of calm seas, migrant smugglers launched dozens of boats from Tunisia during the weekend and some 1,200 people ended up on a tiny Italian island while several were reported missing at sea, the Italian Coast Guard said Monday. In one shipwreck some 20 nautical miles off Lampedusa island coast guard and border police vessels said …

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