The organization reported that 29 people on the boat were missing and they were probably also dead. According to the statement made by the organization, the bodies of six people who lost their lives as a result of the boat capsizing near the port city of Sabrata in the west of the country were removed from the sea.
The International Organization for Migration announced that at least 53 migrants were recorded as missing or dead off the coast of Libya this week alone.
Libya is one of the most important transit countries for migrants who want to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Political instability continues in the country due to the civil war and chaos that has been going on for many years. It is noted that human smugglers try to use this situation to their advantage and fill the boats that are unsuitable for sailing in the open sea with immigrants, which sail to the Mediterranean to reach Europe.
According to data from the International Organization for Migration, at least 1,500 migrants disappeared or died on the Mediterranean route last year. The organization reported that this year, at least 467 people have died in the Mediterranean since the beginning of the year, but this figure is highly likely to be much higher with undetected cases.
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