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On the way to Europe
Boat accident off Libya: Aid organization reports at least 61 dead

Another boat carrying migrants got into distress off the coast of Libya (symbolic image)

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Libya is a transit country. Every day people there dare to make the dangerous journey to Europe. Now another boat carrying refugees has capsized.

In a boat accident off the coast According to the UN, dozens of people have died in Libya. At least 61 people drowned, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced in Libya on Saturday evening on the X platform, formerly Twitter. Women and children were also among the victims. There were 86 people on the boat, the IOM said, citing survivors. It set sail from the Libyan coastal town of Suwara.

“The central Mediterranean remains one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world,” IOM continued. Libya has become an important transit country for migrants seeking to flee war and poverty to Europe. Most migrants make the dangerous crossing to Europe in unseaworthy rubber boats.