The International Organization for Migration said this Sunday, December 17, 2023 that at least 61 refugees and asylum seekers, including women and children, were drowned after the “tragic” shipwreck of a ship off Libya.
The organization’s office in Libya cited survivors saying that the boat was carrying around 86 people.
The same source said in a statement that he believes that “a large number of migrants” died because of the high waves that overwhelmed their ship after his departure from Zuwara, on the northwest coast of Libya.
“Libya and Tunisia are major departure points for refugees and asylum seekers who risk dangerous sea trips in the hope of reaching Europe via Italy,” said it.
