Libya is hosting 704,369 irregular migrants on its territory, according to The International Organization for Migration (IOM) data. The UN organization estimates that 79% of those migrants are men, 11% women, and 10% children. The report released on Friday, November 03, was based on an IOM survey conducted between May and June of this year.
In another context, a fishing boat carrying 531 migrants landed in Lampedusa after it was rescued and escorted by the Italian coastguard. According to Italian news agency ANSA, the 25-metre fishing boat set sail from Zuwarah in Libya, with 531 Migrants on board, including five women and six children, mostly originating from Syria, Egypt, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
