A migrant boat capsizes off the Libyan coast, leaving at least 35 people dead or presumed dead, the UN migration agency reports.
A migrant boat has capsized off the Libyan coast, leaving at least 35 people dead or presumed dead, according to the UN migration agency.It is the second marine tragedy in a week involving migrants leaving North Africa bound for EuropeThe shipwreck took place Friday off the western Libyan city of Sabratha, a major launching point for the mainly African migrants making the dangerous voyage across the Mediterranean, the International Organization for Migration said.
"Dedicated search and rescue capacity and a safe disembarkation mechanism are urgently needed to prevent further deaths and suffering," the IOM said.Investigators commissioned by the United Nations' top human rights body found evidence of possible crimes against humanity committed in Libya against migrants detained in government-run prisons and at the hands of human traffickers.
Migrants regularly try to cross the Mediterranean from Libya in a desperate attempt to reach European shores. Human traffickers in recent years have benefited from the chaos in Libya, smuggling in migrants across the oil-rich country's lengthy borders with six nations.
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