.content {
}
]]>
At least two people have died and dozens more are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. A total of 32 survivors were rescued out of more than 100 people who were believed to be on board the small boat when it capsized.
The small boat departed Libya and capsized in a search-and-rescue zone that is supposed to be handled by Libyan authorities. German NGO Sea-Watch said two passing merchant ships rescued the survivors and took them to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a key entry point into Europe for migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
At least 683 migrants have drowned or gone missing in their attempts to cross the Mediterranean in 2026 so far, according to data from the UN’s International Organization for Migration.
At least nine people are confirmed dead and dozens more are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), approximately 320 passengers were on board when the vessel sank. With more than 40 people still unaccounted for, authorities fear the death toll will rise as search-and-rescue efforts continue.
The disaster occurred
A rubber boat carrying 55 migrants from several African countries has overturned off the coast of Libya after taking on water about six hours after leaving al-Zawiya, the UN migration agency said.
Only two Nigerian women survived, and both received emergency medical care from the International Organisation for Migration, which reported that nearly 500 people had been declared dead or missing on the Libya-Europe
African refugees rescued in the Mediterranean (file photo).