Migrant boat capsizes off Libya

Migrant boat capsizes off Libya

An estimated 90 migrants are feared to have drowned off the coast of Libya after a smuggler’s boat capsized

There are three known survivors while 10 bodies washed up on shore, the International Organisation for Migration have said.

Survivors told aid workers that most of the migrants on board were Pakistanis, who form a growing group heading to Italy from North Africa, IOM spokeswoman Olivia Headon said.

“They have given an estimate of 90 people who drowned during the capsize, but we still need to verify the exact number of people who lost their lives during the tragedy,” Headon, speaking from Tunis, told a Geneva news briefing.

“What has been reported to us is that it’s mostly Pakistanis who were on board the boat, but we still need to verify the nationalities and how many from what country,” she said.

Ten bodies have washed up on Libyan shores, two of them known to be Libyans and eight Pakistanis, she said.

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