6 dead, 29 missing after boat capsized off Libyan coast: IOM


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  • Sunday, 17 Apr 2022

TRIPOLI, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Six bodies have been found and 29 others remained missing after a wooden boat carrying 35 illegal migrants capsized off the country's western coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Saturday.

IOM said the missing migrants were "presumed dead" in the Saturday incident that took place off the Libyan city of Sabratha, adding that a total of 53 migrants have been reported dead or missing over the past week.

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