A news report published by Agence France-Presse cited the International Organization for Migration’s position on the capsizing of an illegal migration boat off the Libyan coast, confirming that 42 of its passengers are missing and presumed dead.
The report, followed by Al-Marsad newspaper, clarified that fatal drowning incidents in the central Mediterranean have claimed the lives of more than a thousand people this year, noting that this incident occurs amidst increasing risks on the sea migration route.
According to the report, seven survivors were rescued after being at sea for six days. An IOM spokesperson was quoted as saying that some individuals wore life jackets, while others clung to the capsized boat, which had departed from the city of Zuwara on November 3rd with 47 men and two women on board
