Dozens of persons are lacking after a migrant boat capsized within the central Mediterranean, the NGOs Mediterranea Saving Humans and Sea-Watch stated Sunday on social media.
Two folks died and 32 have been rescued from the boat, which had left Libya on Saturday afternoon with round 105 folks on board, in keeping with Mediterranea Saving Humans.
“Tragic Easter shipwreck. 32 survivors, two bodies recovered and more than 70 people missing,” the NGO wrote on X, including that the boat capsized in a search-and-rescue zone dealt with by Libyan authorities.
Sea-Watch stated two industrial ships saved the survivors and took them to the Italian island of Lampedusa.
An aerial video it posted confirmed two males clinging to the hull of the capsized vessel, and the strategy of one of many industrial ships.
Mediterranea Saving Humans stated the accident was “the consequence of policies by European governments that refuse to open safe and legal pathways” for migrants.
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Lampedusa is a key entry level for migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa to Europe.
Since the beginning of 2026, no less than 683 migrants have misplaced their lives or gone lacking on makes an attempt to cross the ocean, in keeping with the UN’s migration company IOM.
According to the Italian authorities, 6,175 migrants arrived on Italian territory over the identical interval.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP)
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