Over 97 migrants missing after boat sinks off Libya

By Madhuri Adnal

Published: Thursday, April 13, 2017, 20:24 [IST]

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At least 97 migrants went missing after their boat sank off the Libyan coast on Thuurday, a navy spokesman said.

97 migrants missing after boat sinks off — Members of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms assist refugees and migrants, from different African countries that left Libya aboard 2 overcrowded rubber boats, about 20 miles North of Sabratha, Libya. Photo credit: PTI

According to survivors, fifteen women and five children are among those still missing.

The Libyan coast guard rescued a further 23 migrants of various African nationalities off the coast of Tripoli.

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Published On April 13, 2017

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