Rescue teams are searching for at least 40 refugees who are feared dead after a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized Tuesday morning off Libya’s coast. According to the Libyan coast guard, some 65 passengers, mostly from Sudan, were rescued with the help of local fishermen. The Associated Press reports that at least five people died, including a woman and a child from Morocco. An estimated 900 people have died so far this year while crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. Last month, another shipwreck off the Libyan coast claimed around 150 lives, including many children. We’ll have more on the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean with Charlie Yaxley, spokesperson for the U.N. Refugee Agency, after headlines.
40 Feared Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Libyan Coast
HeadlineAug 28, 2019