73 people drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya.

This was reported by the spokesman of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Flavio Di Giacomo.

There is also talk of 62 missing. What is known so far is that the boat carrying 80 people had departed from Qasr Al-Akhyar, about 75 kilometers (46 miles) east of the capital, Tripoli, and was heading towards Europe.

According to what was reported by the IOM spokesman, 11 bodies were recovered by the Libyan Red Crescent and local police.

The same United Nations migration agency also stated that the "seven survivors have returned to the Libyan coast in extremely serious conditions and are currently in hospital".

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Boat overturned in the Mediterranean Sea, fear of the death of 73 migrants

Capsized boat in the Mediterranean Sea, fear of the death of 73 migrants
Shoes of migrants who died after their boat was destroyed. sunk in the Mediterranean off Qasr al-Akhiya, Libya, 14 February 2023

Many migrants drown after a dinghy collapses. overturned in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast. The authorities – they have so far recovered the bodies of 11 people. At least 73 migrants remain missing and are feared dead, the country said on Wednesday. the United Nations Migration Agency IOM.

The boat was loaded with 80 migrants. The boat would have left for Europe from the village of Qasr al-Akhiyar, 80 kilometers from the Libyan capital Tripoli.

IOM spokesman Safa Mcehli said one of the 11 bodies recovered was a woman. Is not serious; it is still known whether there are Bengalis among the dead.

In a video shared online by officials in the village of Qasr al-Akhiya, Libyan Red Crescent officials were seen carrying bodies that had flown away. The footage also shows a wrecked dinghy floating. However, it’s not the case. clear what happened to the boat.

The IOM said the boat's seven passengers managed to swim to the lake and were in critical condition. They were rushed to the hospital.

In another video released by the authorities, you can hear a surviving migrant say that most of the boat's migrants were dead. The passengers on the boat each paid three to five thousand US dollars (three to five lakh taka) to the smugglers.

According to the IOM, the Mediterranean route is the best choice for the Mediterranean. one of the most important migration routes; dangerous in the world. War-ravaged Libya is now in trouble. become a hub for migrants. Italy is only 290 km away by sea.

As a result, Libya is now in the country. become one of the centers of immigrants from various countries including sub-Saharan African countries. Many immigrants from Bangladesh also choose this path.

Tuesday’ last year, the rescue organization Ocean Viking rescued 84 migrants from another boat. SOS Mediterranean said that 58 of the rescued migrants were unaccompanied minors.

Source: InfoMigrants