"Forty-two migrants, including 29 from Sudan, eight from Somalia, three from Cameroon and two from Nigeria, have been missing at sea and presumed dead since their boat overturned off the coast of Libya, according to the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM). Their rubber vessel, packed with 49 migrants, capsized on November 3, six hours after departing the northwestern coastal town of Zuwara, the IOM said on Wednesday, citing survivors."
"Seven of the passengers survived six days adrift at sea and were rescued on November 8 by a Libyan search and rescue crew, said the IOM. The accident would mark the latest deadly crossing attempt in the central Mediterranean Sea, where more than 1,000 migrants trying to reach Europe have died this year, according to figures from the IOM's Missing Migrants Project."
"It also comes amid growing backlash towards the conduct of Libya's coastguard and other authorities, which have long faced accusations of violence and abuse towards migrants while at sea and within their borders. Between 2016 and September 2025, Libya's coastguard committed at least 60 violent maritime incidents, according to a recent report by the NGO Sea-Watch. The incidents included shooting at boats carrying refugees and asylum seekers, abandoning people at sea and hindering rescue operations."
Forty-two migrants from Sudan, Somalia, Cameroon and Nigeria are missing at sea and presumed dead after their rubber vessel capsized off Libya. The boat, carrying 49 people, overturned on November 3 six hours after departing Zuwara; seven passengers survived six days adrift and were rescued on November 8 by a Libyan search and rescue crew. More than 1,000 migrants have died this year in central Mediterranean crossings, according to IOM figures. Calls for strengthened regional cooperation, expanded safe migration pathways and improved search-and-rescue operations have increased amid allegations of violence and abuse by Libya's coastguard and suspension of cooperation by European NGOs.
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