"A rubber boat carrying migrants has capsized off the Libyan coast, with just seven of its 49 passengers rescued, the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday. The other 42 people who were on board the vessel are missing and presumed dead. Those rescued spent days adrift A statement from the IOM said 29 of the missing are from Sudan, eight from Somalia, three from Cameroon and two from Nigeria."
"The seven people who were rescued spent six days adrift after the vessel capsized. According to the UN, four of the survivors came from Sudan, two from Nigeria and one from Cameroon. Falling numbers of irregular migrants This comes amid reports that another boat carrying migrants en route from Libya has capsized south of the Greek island of Crete, with at least three people dead and 56 others rescued so far."
A rubber boat carrying 49 migrants capsized off the Libyan coast, leaving seven people rescued and 42 missing and presumed dead. The IOM reported that 29 of the missing were from Sudan, eight from Somalia, three from Cameroon and two from Nigeria. The seven survivors spent six days adrift; four were from Sudan, two from Nigeria and one from Cameroon. Another vessel en route from Libya reportedly capsized south of Crete, causing at least three fatalities and 56 rescues. Nearly 16,000 migrants reached Crete since early 2025. Sea crossings have risen as land routes into the EU became more difficult, though irregular arrivals fell to about 240,000 in 2024.
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