13 people are feared drowned after a boat carrying refugees and migrants overturned in the water off Libya’s coast on Thursday night. 3 people died in the accident. This report was confirmed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). It also said that there were 22 survivors. The dead people include two Syrians and one man from Ghana.
The survivors from the accident belonging-from Egypt, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Niger, Somalia, Syria and Ghana – were rescued by fishing men vessels with the Libyan coast guard and later gone to the Zliten detention centre. The Libyan coastguard said the death toll could rise as search teams sealed the area for more bodies.
Data source: Al Jazeera
