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53 migrants die in latest shipwreck tragedy off Libya coast

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the boat overturned in the cold waters of the central Mediterranean Sea, north of the coastal town of Zuwara last Friday.

It is just the latest deadly incident involving vulnerable people on the move who are frequently mistreated and trafficked by smuggling gangs that have flourished in #Libya since the overthrow of President #Gaddafi in 2011.
#Africa #mediterranean

53 migrants die in latest shipwreck tragedy off Libya coast

Migrants are rescued in the Mediterranean after drifting in an overcrowded wooden boat. (file)
© SOS Méditerranée/Flavio Gasperini
More than 1,300 people were reported dead or missing after embarking on the Central Mediterranean sea route to Europe last year, according to UN migration agency (IOM) data. The photo shows migrants and refugees being rescued in the Mediterranean after drifting in an overcrowded wooden boat (file). — 53 migrants die in latest shipwreck tragedy off Libya coast Migrants are rescued in the Mediterranean after drifting in an overcrowded wooden boat. (file) © SOS Méditerranée/Flavio Gasperini More than 1,300 people were reported dead or missing after embarking on the Central Mediterranean sea route to Europe last year, according to UN migration agency (IOM) data. The photo shows migrants and refugees being rescued in the Mediterranean after drifting in an overcrowded wooden boat (file).

Farhad

@faab64@freefree.ps · last week

53 migrants die in latest shipwreck tragedy off Libya coast

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the boat overturned in the cold waters of the central Mediterranean Sea, north of the coastal town of Zuwara last Friday.

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