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FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2025
More than 60 migrants drown in shipreck off coast of Libya

Migration

DW
17 December, 2023, 09:15 am
Last modified: 17 December, 2023, 09:19 am

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More than 60 migrants drown in shipreck off coast of Libya

There had been 86 people on board the boat which departed from Zuwara, witnesses told the agency

DW
17 December, 2023, 09:15 am
Last modified: 17 December, 2023, 09:19 am
More than 2,250 people have died this year in the central Mediterranean migrant route. Image: Giacomo Zorzi/ Sea-Watch/REUTERS
More than 2,250 people have died this year in the central Mediterranean migrant route. Image: Giacomo Zorzi/ Sea-Watch/REUTERS

Around 61 migrants are believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their vessel was swamped by high waves off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said late on Saturday.

Most of the victims were from Nigeria, Gambia and other African countries. They included women and children.

There had been 86 people on board the boat which departed from Zuwara, witnesses told the agency.

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Authorities transferred the 25 survivors to a detention centre back in Libya.

The IOM said it "provided medical support" to the survivors who the organization said were all in good condition.

'One of the world's most dangerous migration routes'

"The central Mediterranean continues to be one of the world's most dangerous migration routes," the IOM said.

IOM spokesperson Flavio Di Giacomo said that more than 2,250 people have died this year in the central Mediterranean migrant route.

He said this was a "dramatic figure which demonstrates that unfortunately not enough is being done to save lives at sea."

The Mediterranean Sea is one of the main routes for migrants in Africa to reach Europe, via Italy.

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