UN Reports 43 Dead After Migrant Ship Sinks Off Libyan Coast|LAGOS EYE NEWS
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Two United Nations agencies say that 43 African migrants died when a ship they were on capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya.
In a joint statement, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) say the vessel overturned in rough seas after its engine quit a few hours after leaving the city of Zawya early Tuesday.
The agencies say this is the first such accident of 2021, following a year in which hundreds of people lost their lives attempting to cross the central Mediterranean.
War-ravaged Libya is a major route for Africa and Middle Eastern migrants seeking to reach Europe. (VOA)
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