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Sixty-one migrants, including women and children, drown after shipwreck off Libya, IOM says

Tragic shipwreck off Libya claims 61 lives, including women and children. Survivors report the boat, with 86 people, departed Zwara.

December 17, 2023 / 07:59 IST
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Sixty-one migrants, including women and children, drowned following a "tragic" shipwreck off Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said on social media platform X on Saturday.

The organization quoted survivors as saying the boat, carrying around 86 people, departed the Libyan city of Zwara.

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first published: Dec 17, 2023 07:59 am

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