Over 60 people drowned in capsizing of migrant vessel off Libya, UN says
Saturday’s shipwreck was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key route for migrants seeking a better life in Europe
Saturday’s shipwreck was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key route for migrants seeking a better life in Europe
The inhabitants of the Libyan city devastated by Storm Daniel have survived the overthrow of Gaddafi, Islamic State, and the conflict between parallel governments for control of the country
Negligence, corruption and political paralysis, together with the disastrous management of the crisis and an extreme weather phenomenon, caused a disaster unparalleled in the country’s modern history
The division of power between two parallel governments, an unresolved problem of the civil war that followed Gaddafi’s death in 2011, has hampered aid efforts in the city
The head of delegation for Libya for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said that 10,000 people are missing after the floods
Authorities said 104 people have been rescued so far after the boat sank overnight in international waters some 75 kilometers southwest of Greece’s southern Peloponnese peninsula