Ship overturns off Libyan coast, killing 74 migrants

InternationalShip overturns off Libyan coast, killing 74 migrants

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Ship overturns off Libyan coast, killing 74 migrants

Tripoli: A ship full of migrants capsized near the Khoms coast of Libya, killing at least 74 migrants. The International Migrant Organization of the United Nations (IOM) gave this information on Thursday.

According to Al-Jazeera’s report, the IOM reported that the ship was carrying about 120 people. The Libyan Coast Guard and fishermen rescued about 47 people in the accident. A six-month-old child rescued in this accident died within a few hours. This is the eighth incident in the Mediterranean Sea since October 1.

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